Accepted ASTM or NACE Standard for Oil/Gas Pipeline Coatings

This presentation was one of many hits to Google 'pipeline coating standard'. If this is for petroleum pipelines, you might try API, or if for water AWWA.

I would go to my suppliers with this question, since they must have been there and done that already. No sense in duplicating effort, or going off in the wrong direction.

I think this may be the gist of Doorman's graphic response.

NACE May reference ASTM standards for tests, I don't know.

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Re: Accepted ASTM or NACE Standard for Oil/Gas Pipeline Coatings

As with all standards world wide, there is no 'set' acceptance of standards for any client. Some will accept a complete standard, others will accept certain test methods from standards. ASTM, as with many other standards will simply adapt an IEC standard to suit local conditions and stipulate certain parameters to be met, (perhaps higher results or a slight change in test methods), that suit the local conditions, as not all conditions for use of a product are standard world wide.

If you are supplying to Russia for instance, you need to meet IEC and Gost-R standards. Into Europe: IEC, CIGRE. Africa: IEC, BS, ASTM, NRS, with higher test results. Australia: IEC AS/NZ.

You may require to comply with a Harmonised standard which covers several countries and several upgraded or more stringent test methods. (Nordic countries). You need to confirm with the client, (possibly this is a new client and market you are looking at), and have the client inform you of what he will accept as an approved test standard, to accept the product. Test it to the requirements and offer him the Type Test report with the compliance to the standard he advised. (Type testing is stringent). This could mean an independent test report, (normally) by an accredited test house. Or better still, have the client witness the testing in compliance to the test methods and test results in your own test lab. (An expense either way you take it).

In essence the accepted standard is dependent on where you may be supplying your coating to. (country, client, conditions and materials being pumped through the pipelines, if it is an internal coating, etc.) Only your client can point you in the right direction of his 'accepted' standard.