—2012: Standards Bulletin No. 13—

Standards BulletinInternational Association of Oil & Gas Producers

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A set of International Standards for a wide selection of vital oil & gas industry materials, equipment and offshore structures is emerging from the International Standards Organization, ISO. These standards are primarily the responsibility of ISO Technical Committee 67 (ISO/TC67). They are developed using a consensus process that includes more than 3000 oil & gas industry experts from around the globe and an international review and approval process.

157 ISO standards have now been issued, including 12 revisions or new publications in 2011. As many as 30 standards were planned for revision or new publication this year; however, this is now unlikely due to EU/US sanction regulations creating difficulties for the progress of international standards work. The international oil & gas industry and national standardisation organisations support these standards for worldwide applications. Asian, European, Gulf States,

North & South American, Russian and other standards bodies are now adopting them for regional and national use.

The oil & gas industry uses international standards to enhance technical integrity, improve safety, facilitate global operations and reduce the environmental impact of operations worldwide. A lot has been achieved by the industry over the past two decades. For industry, they will reduce costs and delivery time, and facilitate trade across national borders.

For regulators, they offer support for goal-setting and functional regulations, while achieving higher levels of safety through better design. These standards are now being implemented widely in oil and gas provinces around the world, replacing existing industry, regional and national standards and eliminating or reducing the need for company-specific specifications. For details on standards available from ISO TC67, see poster inside or www.iso.org.

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Barents 2020 has delivered a clear pathway to transition and integration of its results into these ongoing and new regional and international standardization efforts, ensuring that the results will have a lasting legacy. For Barents 2020 final reports, see www.dnv.com. The new ISO Standard 19906, Arctic offshore structures, was identified as a key base document for many of the areas. Additionally, a new ISO/TC67 subcommittee No 8, with a Russian Secretariat will address non-structural standards issues of Arctic Operations.

An equally important non-technical contribution from the project is the relationships established between the multinational groups of technical experts that worked on the project. OGP’s Arctic Coordination Task Force has applied for a category A liaison with the new ISO committee TC67/SC8 Arctic operations and encouraging member company participation in planning and executing its activities.

ARCTIC STANDARDS

The Barents 2020 project was officially started in 2007 to “harmonize the HSE approach and standards to be applied in the Norwegian and Russian Barents Sea”. The project has now been concluded and over its four year duration has become a leading player in the advancement of global Arctic capability. Key areas of activity and delivery within Barents 2020 include:

• Identification of relevant standards that could be used in the Arctic with focus on the Barents Sea.

• Recommended enhancements to existing standards on stationary floating systems in ice, incorporating Shtokman design experience.

• Highlighting of risk management differences between Norwegian and Russian practice and creating a shared vision towards Arctic risks and risk management.

• Recommended enhancements to existing standards for Escape, Evacuation and Rescue (EER).

• Recommended enhancements to standards and approaches to ensure a safe working environment.

• Enhanced guidelines on discharge to sea/emission to air.

INTERNATIONAL REGULATORS’ FORUM (IRF)

The Montara and Macondo incidents put a new emphasis on the need for robust and comprehensive standards. There is also greater recognition of the role national regulators have to play in the standards development process; in selecting topics and priorities for standardisation, in helping to develop standards themselves, or in using completed standards within the regulatory landscape. OGP therefore welcomed the resolution of the IRF members in October 2011 following their Summit Conference last year to support the ISO standards system (and IEC for electrical issues) as the principal system for offshore regulators to support in order to achieve globally agreed offshore standards. At the same time, IRF recognised the crucial role that relevant national and regional standards would continue to play whilst no equivalent ISO (or IEC) standards existed. IRF has now set up a Standards subgroup that will engage with the OGP Standards Committee, ISO/TC67 Management Committee and other relevant groups.

Speaking on this outcome, OGP Standards Committee Chair Ross Smith, BP, said, ‘IRF is the principal international regulatory forum for offshore safety so this is an important step which may lead to the more consistent use of international standards by regulators and potentially simplify the movement of rigs and equipment across national borders. And this also applies to those OGP members that use different standards for the same topics. ‘We look forward to working together with IRF in

the years to come and will continue to encourage the use of the same international standards worldwide.’

 

OGP Standards Committee and ISO TC67 plenary go to Rio for meet-ings 18th and 19-20th September

2012 respectively.

Standards in brown issued in 2011Standards in green are a priority for 2012 issueThese ISO standards are only a core collection of several hundreds of

International Standards available for the oil & gas industry

ISO Standards for use in the oil & gas industry

ISO 13628-1 Subsea production systems (Amd)ISO 13628-2 Subsea flexible pipe systemsISO 13628-3 Subsea TFL pumpdown systemsISO 13628-4 Subsea wellhead and tree equipmentISO 13628-5 Subsea control umbilicalsISO 13628-6 Subsea production controlsISO 13628-7 Completion/workover riser systemISO 13628-8 ROT and interfaces (Rev)

ISO 13628-9 ROT intervention systemsISO 13628-10 Bonded flexible pipeISO 13628-11 Flexible pipe systems for subsea and marine applicationsISO 13628-15 Subsea structures and manifolds (New)ISO 13628-16 Spec for flexible pipe ancillary equipment (New)ISO 13628-17 RP for flexible pipe ancillary equipment (New)

ISO 13624-1 Marine drilling riser systemsISO/TR 13624-2 Marine drilling riser system analysisISO 13625 Marine drilling riser couplingsISO 19901-7 Station-keeping systems for floating offshore structures (Rev)ISO 19904-1 Floating offshore structures

ISO 10424-2 Threading and gauging of connectionsISO 10426-1 Well cementingISO 10426-2 Testing of well cements (Rev)ISO 10426-3 Testing of deepwater well cementISO 10426-4 Preparation and testing of atmospheric foamed cement slurriesISO 10426-5 Shrinkage and expansion of well cementISO 10426-6 Static gel strength of cement formulationsISO 10427-1 Bow spring casing centralizers

ISO/TR 10400 Calculations for OCTG performance propertiesISO 10405 Care/use of casing/tubingISO 10407-1 Drill stem designISO 10407-2 Inspection and classification of drill stem elementsISO 10414-1 Field testing of water-based fluidsISO 10414-2 Field testing of oil-based drilling fluids (Rev)ISO 10416 Drilling fluids - lab testingISO 10417 Subsurface safety valve systemsISO 10424-1 Rotary drill stem elements

ISO 10427-2 Centralizer placement and stop-collar testingISO 10427-3 Performance testing of cement float equipmentISO 10432 Subsurface safety valvesISO 11960 Casing and tubing (Rev)ISO 11961 Drill pipeISO 13085 Tubing aluminium alloy pipes (New)ISO 13500 Drilling fluids (Amd)ISO 13501 Drilling fluids - processing systems evaluation (Rev)ISO 13503-1 Measurement of viscous properties of completion fluids (Rev)ISO 13503-2 Measurement of properties of proppantsISO 13503-3 Testing of heavy brinesISO 13503-4 Measurement of stimulation & gravelpack fluid leakoffISO 13503-5 Measurement of long term conductivity of proppantsISO 13503-6 Measurement of leak-off of completion fluids under dynamic conditions (New)ISO 13678 Thread compoundsISO 13679 Casing and tubing connections testing (Rev)

ISO 13680 CRA seamless tubes for casing & tubingISO 14310 Packers and bridge plugsISO 15136-1 Progressing cavity pump systemsISO 15136-2 Progressing cavity pump systems - drive headsISO 15463 Field inspection of new casing, tubing and plain end drill pipeISO 15464 Gauging and inspection of threadsISO 15546 Aluminium alloy drill pipe (Rev)ISO 16070 Lock mandrels and landing nipplesISO 17078-1 Side-pocket mandrels (Amd)ISO 17078-2 Flow control devices for side-pocket mandrelsISO 17078-3 Latches & seals for side-pocket mandrels & flow control devicesISO 17078-4 Side-pocket mandrels and related equipmentISO 17824 Sand control screensISO 20312 Design of aluminium drill string (New)ISO 27627 Aluminium drill pipe thread gauging (New)ISO 28781 Subsurface tubing mounted formation barriers

ISO 3183 Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems (Rev)ISO 12490 Actuation, mechanical integrity and sizing for pipeline valves (New)ISO/TS 12747 Pipeline life extension (New)ISO 13623 Pipeline transportation systemsISO 13847 Pipeline welding (Rev)ISO 14313 Pipeline valvesISO 14723 Subsea pipeline valvesISO 15589-1 Cathodic protection for on-land pipelines (Rev)ISO 15589-2 Cathodic protection for offshore pipelines (Rev)ISO 15590-1 Pipeline induction bendsISO 15590-2 Pipeline fittings (Rev)ISO 15590-3 Pipeline flanges (Rev)ISO 16708 Pipeline reliability-based limit state designISO 21329 Test procedures for pipeline mechanical connectorsISO 21809-1 Polyolefin coatings (3-layer PE and 3-layer PP) (New)ISO 21809-2 Fusion-bonded epoxy coatings (Rev)ISO 21809-3 Field joint coatings (Amd)ISO 21809-4 Polyethylene coatings (2-layer PE)ISO 21809-5 External concrete coatings

ISO 19900 Offshore structures - general requirementsISO 19901-1 Metocean design and operating considerationsISO 19901-2 Seismic designISO 19901-3 Topsides structureISO 19901-4 Geotechnical and foundation designISO 19901-5 Weight controlISO 19901-6 Marine operationsISO 19902 Fixed steel offshore structuresISO 19903 Fixed concrete offshore structuresISO 19905-1 Jack-ups (New)ISO/TR 19905-2 Jack-ups commentary (New)ISO 19906 Arctic offshore structures

ISO 3977-5 Gas turbines – procurementISO 10428 Sucker rodsISO 10431 Pumping unitesISO 10434 Bolted bonnet steel gate valvesISO 10437 Special-purpose steam turbines (Rev)ISO 10438 Lubrication, shaft-sealing and control-oil systems, Parts 1-4ISO 10439 Centrifugal compressors (Rev)ISO 10440-1 Rotary-type positive-displacement process compressors (oil-free)ISO 10440-2 Rotary PD packaged air compressorsISO 10441 Flexible couplings – specialISO 10442 Integrally geared air compressorsISO 12211 Spiral plate heat exchangers (New)ISO 12212 Harpin heat exchangers (New)ISO 13631 Reciprocating gas compressorsISO 13691 High speed enclosed gear unitsISO 13704 Calculation of heater tube thicknessISO 13705 Fired heaters for general service (Rev)ISO 13706 Air-cooled heat exchangers (Rev)ISO 13707 Reciprocating compressorsISO 13709 Centrifugal pumpsISO 13710 Reciprocating positive displacement pumps (Rev)

ISO 14691 Flexible couplings – generalISO 15547-1 Plate & frame type heat exchangersISO 15547-2 Brazed aluminium platefin type heat exchangersISO 15649 PipingISO 15761 Steel valves DN 100 and smallerISO 16812 Shell & tube heat exchangersISO 17292 Metal ball valvesISO 21049 Centrifugal and rotary pumps shaft sealing (Rev)ISO 23251 Pressure-relieving and depressuring systems (Rev)ISO/TS 24817 Composite repair of pipeworkISO 25457 Flares detailsISO 27509 Compact flanged connections (New)ISO 28300 Venting of storage tanksISO 28460 LNG - Ship to shore interface

ISO 10418 Basic surface safety systemsISO 10423 Wellhead & christmas tree equipmentISO/TR 12489 Reliability modeling/safety systems (New)ISO 13533 Drill-through equipment (BOPs)ISO 13534 Hoisting equipment - care/maint (Rev)ISO 13535 Hoisting equipment - specification (Rev)ISO 13626 Drilling and well-servicing structuresISO 13702 Control & mitigation of fire & explosionISO 13703 Offshore piping systemsISO 14224 Reliability/maintenance dataISO 14692 GRP piping, Parts 1-4ISO 14693 Drilling equipment

ISO 15156-1 Selection of cracking resistant materials for use in H2S envrironmentsISO 15156-2 Cracking-resistant steels and cast irons for use in H2S environmentsISO 15156-3 Cracking-resistant alloys for use in H2S environmentsISO 15138 HVACISO 15544 Emergency responseISO 15663 Life cycle costing, Parts 1-3ISO 17776 Assessment of hazardous situationsISO 20815 Production assurance and reliability managementISO 21457 Materials selectionISO 23936-1 ThermoplasticsISO 23936-2 Elastomers (New)ISO/TS 27469 Method of test for offshore fire dampersISO/TS 29001 Sector-specific quality management systems

Vessels Internal Coating and lining to be sent as New Work Item Proposals for ISO TC 67 members voting.

API POST-MACONDO

API has been very active the last two years with a significant standards development

and revision programme following the Montara accident that includes among others the following documents:

• RP 96 – Deepwater Well Design Considerations (new)

• Bull 97 – Well Construction Interface Document (new)

• Std 53 – Blowout Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells (revision)

• Spec 16A – Specification for Drill-through Equipment (revision)

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NEW ISO COATING WORK GROUP

A new international standards working group (WG11) on coating and linings of petroleum equipment and structures has been established by ISO TC67. The group is made up of around 35 specialists from 14 different countries and Muayad Ajjawi, Head of Standards & Regulations Development at Qatar Petroleum, has been chosen as convener of the Working Group, which will carry out standardization activities on Coating and Lining of Equipment and Structures in Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry.

This new Working Group will help to develop new, and update existing, coating and lining standards for the petroleum, petrochemicals and natural gas industries. The first meeting of WG 11 was held on 30 -31 of January

• RP 16C – Choke and Kill Systems (revision)

• RP 16D – Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment (revision)

• RP 17H – Remotely Operated Vehicles (revision)

• RP 65-1 – Cementing Shallow Water Flow Zones in Deepwater Wells (rev)

• RP 90 – Annular Pressure Management for Offshore Wells (rev)

SUCCESS STORY – ADOPTION PROGRESS

Gulf Standards Organization (representing 7 Middle-East countries) has now (April 2012) adopted 81 of the ISO standards shown above. API has adopted back a similar number of the ISO standards, CEN adoptions is now at 135. These numbers represent growing consensus in the oil & gas industry around the globe. With China, Brazil, Canada, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and others in addition adopting the same ISO standards, we are steadily progressing towards the vision:

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2012 in Doha, Qatar. The Working Group discussed the Working Draft (WD) of the first project in the work programme, which is about Internal Coating and Lining of Steel Storage Tanks used in the petroleum industry. Yasser Abu Alomrin, senior coating inspector from Qatar Petroleum, has been chosen as the project leader of the said project. The WD was based on the GSO Standard - GSO 2057. Expected date for issuing the first committee draft (CD) was end of April 2012 as planned. Two more proposed projects in the work programs are on Riser Coating/Lining and Pressure

THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS BULLETIN

This bulletin is developed by the OGP Standards Committee including members from: Addax Petroleum, API, BG, BP, CEN, Chevron, China Petroleum Standardization Committee, ConocoPhillips, The Energy Institute, Eni, ExxonMobil, Gazprom, Inpex, ISO, Kuwait Oil company, Maersk Oil, Marathon, MOL, NCOC (North Caspian Operating Co.), OGP, OMV, Pemex, Petrobras, Petro-China, Petronas, Premier Oil, PTTEP, Qatar Petroleum, RasGas, Repsol, Santos Ltd, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Statoil, Suncor, Total & Woodside.

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MATERIAL STANDARDS

Comprehensive material standards are crucial for the safety of personnel, effective construction and planned life time performance of the oil & gas installations. In ISO/TC67 there are many subcommittees and work groups that develop standards where material guidelines and requirements are included, but two work groups have been charged with specific responsibilities in this area:

• WG7 Materials for use in H2S containing environments in oil and gas production

• WG8 Materials, corrosion control, welding and jointing and non-destructive examination (NDE)

WG7 has in cooperation with NACE focussed on materials to perform well in H2S containing environments, as its title describes and lately they have been looking into standards for use of elastomers in the oil & gas industry.

WG8 has a wider scope and is currently looking into its work program. As a basis

for this, a study of 83 existing ISO/TC67 standards reveals the following interesting results with respect to materials:

894 Pages of materials related content in main body of these standards

557 Pages of materials related content in annexes of these standards

1,452 Pages of materials related content in total of these 83 standards

938 Number of individual materials related reference standards listed in standards in survey

It can safely be concluded from these numbers that materials provisions cater for a significant portion of the ISO standards in question, which also include nearly one thousands of reference standards from as many as 30 and more different standard developing organisations around the world. This adds further large volume to the material standards available to the industry but is also complicates the issue

of harmonisation with so many different organisations providing material standards.

This study is now the basis for further evaluations within WG8 on what should be the work program for international material standards related work in ISO in the years to come.

Many operating companies also have a number of company specifications developed over many years of operation that include lots of hard earned learnings and valuable experiences. The library of documents is shared within OGP Materials Subcommittee for the purpose of learning and harmonisation of specification and also they are a great source of improvements for international material standards.

CURRENT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ISSUE

The work of ISO/TC67 has recently been seriously affected by EU & US trade regulations. An agreement has recently been made between ISO and OGP to respond to temporary industry uncertainties associated with these trade regulations and their applicability to standardization in the oil and gas sector. Under this agreement OGP will offer to continue developing draft international standards in the ISO/TC67 work program, while a permanent solution to the sanction problems can be found. Requests for interpretation of the regulations have been sent to the EU Commission and US Department of Treasury. OGP and API recently met to discuss how a long term solution could be found and it was agreed to establish a joint task force to develop a solution. For more information on this interim solution, please contact OGP at pmInterimSolution@ogp.org.uk.

ABOUT OGP

The International Association of Oil & Gas producers (OGP) encompasses most of the world’s leading publicly traded, private and state-owned oil & gas companies, oil & gas associations and major upstream service companies. OGP members operate in more than 80 different countries and produce more than half the world’s oil and about one third of its gas.

The association was formed in 1974 to develop effective communications between the upstream industry and an increasingly complex network of international regulators.

An essential part of OGP’s mission is to represent the interests of the upstream industry to international regulators and legislators.

OGP also helps members achieve continuous improvement in safety, health and environmental performance, and in the engineering and operation of upstream ventures. OGP’s extensive international membership brings with it a wealth of know-how, data and experience. OGP committees

and task forces manage the exchange and dissemination of this knowledge. OGP additionally promotes awareness of Corporate Responsibility issues such as transparency of revenues and combatting corruption.

The OGP Standards Committee monitors, co-ordinates and influences the development of international standards to meet the needs of OGP members. There is close communication with key standards bodies, particularly API, CEN, GSO and ISO. The Committee also influences and monitors adoption of international standards in Asia, America, Europe and other regions.

OGP POSITION ON STANDARDS

OGP has been a catalyst in the industry’s approach to standards and strongly supports the internationalisation of key standards used by the petroleum and natural gas industries.

OGP’s position on standards is to:• promote development and use of ISO

and IEC International Standards;• ensure standards are simple

and fit for purpose;• use International Standards without

modification wherever possible;• ensure visibility of the international

standard’s identification number, whatever the method of publication;

• base development of standards on a consensus of need;

• avoid duplication of effort;•minimise company specifications which

should be written, where possible, as functional requirements; and

• promote “users” on standards work groups.

The adoption of this approach is expected to minimise technical barriers to trade, enable more efficient worldwide operations, and improve the technical integrity of equipment, materials, and offshore structures used by the petroleum and natural gas industries.

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