2002 Safety Award Winner 

Paul Bibby of BP and Osman Birgili Chairman of the IPLOCA Safety Committee presented the 2002 IPLOCA Safety Awards during the Convention in Budapest.

The Onshore Pipe Line Construction Safety Award for 2002 (Under 1 million man-hours) went to Gasstroymontaj of Bulgaria. In their absence, the Award was received on their behalf by Alex Kudryavtsev, Director of the Europe Eastern Geographical area.

The following companies were also complimented on an excellent safety record for 2002:
Overgas Engineering from Bulgaria
Fernas Construction Company from Turkey

The Onshore Pipe Line Construction Safety Award for 2002 (Over 1 million man-hours) went to CB&I John Brown Ltd., represented by Roberto Pirani.

The following companies were also complimented on an excellent safety record for 2002:
Iran Arvin Construction & Engineering Company from Iran
C.A.T. Company from Lebanon
 

The Offshore Pipe Line Construction Safety Award for 2002 went to National Petroleum Construction Company, represented by Aqeel Madhi.

The following companies were also complimented on an excellent safety record for 2002:
Maridive Oil Services from Egypt
TL Offshore from Malaysia

The Fiel Services Safety Award for 2002 went to Pipeline Induction Heat, represented by Phil Bond.

The following companies were also complimented on an excellent safety record for 2002:
LMR Drilling from Germany
Horizontal Drilling International from the USA