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In July 1974, half a century ago, ILF was awarded a contract by Iraq’s State Consulting Company for Oil Projects (SCCOP) to provide engineering and consulting services for the construction of the Strategic Pipeline.

In the same year, Mannesmann contracted ILF to provide design services for the Turkish section of the Iraq–Turkey Pipeline (ITP). Additionally, ILF was tasked with assuming responsibility for the hydraulics of the entire 1,000 km system under a further contract from the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC).

ILF’s success in these contracts not only enabled ILF to enter the Middle Eastern and Turkish markets, but also to apply ILF’s pipeline expertise on an international scale for the first time. In addition, assuming a leading role in the field of Pipeline Engineering, which had previously been dominated by American companies, ILF was also able to establish this field in German-speaking countries.

ILF’s pipeline expertise was developed with determination and purpose during ILF’s early years. Initially focused on oil and gas pipelines, it was rapidly expanded to include pipelines for other media. This expertise was instrumental for ILF being awarded the contract for the Riyadh Water Transmission System (RWTS) in 1977.

Looking back on ILF’s history encourages us to continue acquiring new skills and developing existing ones.

Compiled by Adolf H. Feizlmayr (Co-Founder ILF) in July 2024