2014 BSEE Domestic and International Standards Workshop

New Orleans, Louisiana 28-29 January 2014

Regulators’ use of standards

Alf Reidar Johansen Standards Manager

Regulators examined

Thirteen national regulators' examined with

focus on the offshore petroleum industry.

Document hierarchy

Laws

Regulations

Guidelines, Notices

National standards, Regional

standards, International standards,

Industry standards

Group specifications, Company

specifications, Project specifications

Documents examined

for references to

standards

Number of standards referenced by regulators

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

13 15

72

11 5

289

404

188

63

202

86

0 0

0

Standards referenced by regulators

7 3 3

26

3

225

33

3 6

55

25

4 3

26

3 4

50

14

73

11

152 145

4 7 7 3

14 6

35

7

49

10 6 4 3 3

27 29

54

0

50

100

150

200

250

AB

NT

AB

S

AG

A

AN

SI/A

SME

AO

DC

API

AST

M

AW

S

AS/

NZ

S

BS

CA

N/C

SA

DIN

DM

AC

DN

V

DS

EEM

UA

EN

IEEE

IEC

IMO

ISO IS ISA IP

IMC

A

LR

S

NA

CE

NEM

A

NFPA

NO

HSC

NO

RSO

K

NS

NZ

S

MIL

OIM

L

OLF

UK

OO

A

UL

Oth

er

1.348 references in total to 1.142 different standards from

more than 60 different standards development organisations

59 standards from

ISO TC 67

Definition challenges !

• API Shall = As used in a recommended practice, “shall” denotes a minimum requirement in order to conform to the RP.

• API Should = As used in a recommended practice, “should” denotes a recommendation or that which is advised but not required in order to conform to the RP.

• ISO Shall = used to indicate requirements strictly to be followed in order to conform to the document and from which no deviation is permitted.

• ISO Should = used to indicate that among several possibilities one is recommended as particularly suitable (abbreviated).

• ISO Must = Do not use “must” as an alternative for “shall”.

• PSA Shall = conveys a requirement of law or regulations or the authorities’ interpretation of requirements that allow for no other solutions.

• PSA Should = means the authorities’ recommended manner of fulfilling the function requirement. Alternative solutions with documented equivalent functionality and quality can be employed.

• BOEMRE: The terms should and shall mean must!

Origin of standards referenced

India (OISD);

144

UK; 106

Austalasia, 20

Brazil, 7

Canada, 25 Norway, 90

US, 414

Standards most frequently used

5. API Spec 6A Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment (ISO 10423)

IMO Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) Code

4. API RP 14B Design, Installation, Repair and Operation of Subsurface Safety Valve Systems (ISO 10417)

API Spec 17J Unbonded Flexible Pipe (ISO 13628-10)

IEC 60331-11 Fire resisting characteristics of electric cables

API RP 14C Analysis, Design, Installation, and Testing of Basic Surface Safety Systems for Offshore Production Platforms (ISO 10418)

API RP 521 Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems (ISO 23251)

API Spec 14A Subsurface safety valves (ISO 10432)

NFPA 13 Installation of sprinkler systems

ANSI/ASME VIII-1 Pressure Vessels

NACE MR 01-75 Standard Material Requirements, Metals for Sulphide Stress Cracking and Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance in Sour Oilfield Environments (ISO 15156)

Duplicating standards – Pipeline transportation systems

• ANSI/ASME B31.4 Liquid Transportation Systems for Hydrocarbons

• ANSI/ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

• API RP 1102 Liquid Petr. Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways

• API RP 1111 Offshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines

• CAN/CSA-Z184-92, Gas Pipeline Systems;

• CAN/CSA-Z187-M87 Offshore Pipelines (replaced by Z662-07)

• DNV OS-F101 Submarine Pipeline Systems

• EN 14161 Pipeline Transportation Systems (EN adoption of ISO 13623)

• ISO 13623 PNGI – Pipeline transportation systems

• NEN 3650 Requirements for pipeline systems

• NZS 5223 Code of Practice for HP Gas and Petroleum Liquids Pipelines

• PD 8010-2 Code of practice for pipelines: Subsea pipelines

Danish-Norwegian-UK references Few common references

DK-UK, 13 NO-UK, 37

DK-NO, 15

All, 6

Denmark, 28

Norway, 130

UK, 236

DK+NO+UK reference 465 standard titles in total

Standards referenced within the Oil & Gas industry responsibility

API, 225

APPEA, 1 IADC, 1

IEC, 7

ISO, 59

NORSOK, 49

OCIMF, 2

OGP, 2 OIML, 3

OLF, 3

OMHEC, 1

UKOOA, 27

About 30% of all references

O&G industry responsibility

Main findings

• 1.348 references in total.

• From more than 60 organisations.

• 1.142 of these are to different titles.

• Only 13% referenced by two or more regulators.

• Industry 44%, national 35% and international standards referenced 21%.

• Most regulators use undated references to standards.

• Referenced standards appear to be voluntary in most of the regulatory regimes, i.e. alternative references may be used.

Survey conclusion

• Regulators make good use of standards!

• Little harmonization by regulators in their use of standards.

• Diversity of references provides additional work for global operators.

• A majority of reference standards are from US.

• Duplication of standards.

• References to international standards have increased compared to earlier analysis.

Proposals

• Encourage regulators to participate actively in international standards work.

• Regulators to make proposals for revisions or new standards when deemed necessary.

• Encourage regulators to make references to more globally relevant standards.

• Make IRF list of jointly preferred reference standards.

• Undated references will allow quicker adoption of latest technology.

• Agree “shall” and “should” definitions.

• IRF should liaise with ISO/TC67.

IRF Strategic agenda Vancouver 2010

Following the conference, IRF members met and approved a strategic agenda focusing on the following topics:

• Safety culture and leadership

• BOP integrity and operational issues

• Performance indicators

• Operator competency/capacity criteria

• Use of standards and industry best practice.

Joint IRF/ISO/OGP presentation

Standards & Best Practices

IRF Summit Conference, Stavanger, 4-5 October 2011

• Jan de Jong, SODM

• Steve Walker, UK HSE

• A lf Reidar Johansen, OGP

• Neil Reeve, ISO/TC67

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Concluding presentation proposals

1. Support the ISO (and IEC) standards system

2. Create a standing IRF “standards” sub-group - set clear priorities, monitor progress

- engage with standards committees

- influence standards management to meet IRF needs

3. Develop questionnaire for IRF members (standards usage)

4. Consider response to OGP Report “Regulators’ use of standards”; and consider making “list”

5. Distinguish roles on “Good practice” and “Best practice”

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IRF Members’ Resolutions Stavanger 2011

• IRF committed to supporting 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.

• However, IRF recognised the crucial role that relevant national and regional standards would continue to play whilst no equivalent ISO standards existed.

Thank you for listening

Questions?

Alf Reidar Johansen

OGP Standards Manager

Email: arj@ogp.org.uk

Mobile: +47 95 029 079

References

• Regulators’ use of standards. OGP Report No. 426, March

2010. http://www.ogp.org.uk/pubs/426.pdf

• OGP Position paper on the development and use of international standards. OGP Report No. 381. May 2007. http://www.ogp.org.uk/pubs/381.pdf

• ISO publication: Using and referencing ISO and IEC standards for technical regulations http://www.standardsinfo.net/info/livelink/fetch/2000/148478/6301438/docs/ISOandIEC_standards_for_technical_regulations_en.pdf

• ISO/IEC Inventory of studies on the economic and social benefits of standardization: http://www.standardsinfo.net/info/livelink/fetch/2000/148478/6301438/benefits/benefits_s1.html