Business View Magazine | June 2019

156 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 executed in the oil and gas sector, were in winter conditions. That’s when most of those projects proceed in Canada - when the ground is frozen. But when we work in the Middle East and it’s 55 degrees Celsius, that comes with its own challenges as well.” . On the “green” front, DPI and micro-tunneling technology and their different applications have a much smaller environmental footprint than other trenchless technologies, when it comes to use of water and recycling of other by-products such as bentonite. The overall consumptions are 70 to 80 percent less than with other comparable technologies. Also, project duration time is usually significantly shorter, so the amount of energy used in a project is much smaller - a benefit to the environment and sustainability. When asked about the competitiveness of the trenchless industry, Hennig notes that “Interestingly, most market participants in the trenchless tunneling industry become friends, because we all go through the same challenges. We have a good global community, where everybody tries to help each other. We might battle in bidding over a project, but once it’s awarded, we sit back. I like to think we have good relationships with the contractors and are all there for each other if someone needs a hand.” Because there is no standard around Direct Pipe Installations available in Canada, IPC had to set up its own training; taking the provincial safety legislation and designing its own standard Operating across Canada, Frontier Petroleum is an experienced, fully insured and TSSA-licensed company, specializing in petroleum construction, environmental services and terminal remediation services. Frontier Petroleum was founded in 2006 and works predominantly in the Oil & Energy sector supporting fuel terminals and pipeline activities across Canada. Its head office is in Ottawa, Ontario with full-service shops in Ottawa and Toronto and crews spread across Canada. Frontier Rescue, a division of Frontier Petroleum, provides confined space rescue services across Canada. It specializes in on- site attendant and rescue services, risk and hazard assessment, monitoring, ventilation, control and training. The company has crews of highly trained confined space rescue specialists supporting all sectors. The companies’ clients include TransCanada, Shell Canada, Suncor Energy, Esso, the International Airport Authority and Ultramar. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.frontierpetroleum.ca pictured Cutterhead used for tunneling THAT HELP THEM WORK SMARTER AND MORE SAFELY. BUILDING AND MAINTAINING FUEL TERMINALS PIPELINE-RELATED CONSTRUCTION CONFINED SPACE RESCUE www. frontierpetroleum .ca 277 Cyd Street, Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 1.613.851.0509 info@frontierpetrol um.ca Concrete structures/supports Piping supports Yard drainage construction and repair Heavy excavation and earth works MECHANICAL SERVICES: Piping fabrication and installation Pump installation and maintenance Loading arm repair, rebuild and installation Field welding Tank maintenance CONFINED SPACE RESCUE SERVICES: On-Site Attendant & Rescue Services Safety Equipment Training & Rental Patient Packaging, Hazard Control, Atmospheric Monitoring and Ventilation Confined Space Entry Traini g