Standardization in oil industry seeks to promote a better standardization within the oil and energy industry. It promotes this objective by highlighting areas where standardization has worked well, where it has not, and why. This provokes discussions for better standardization. The overall purpose of the document is to issue a guideline on the application of

IEC 61508 IEC 61508 is an international standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission consisting of methods on how to apply, design, deploy and maintain automatic protection systems called safety-related systems. It is titled ''Functio ...

and

IEC 61511 IEC standard 61511 is a technical standard which sets out practices in the engineering of systems that ensure the safety of an industrial process through the use of instrumentation. Such systems are referred to as ''Safety Instrumented Systems''. ...

in the Norwegian Petroleum Industry, and thereby simplify the use of the standards. According to the

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway ( no, Petroleumstilsynet, PSA) is a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority under the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The PSA has regulatory responsibility for safety, emergency prepar ...

(PSA), management regulations (§1 and §2), performance requirements shall be established for all safety barriers on an installation. For instrumented safety systems, special reference is made to IEC 61508 and this document as the recommended standard for specification, design and operation of such safety systems. Whereas IEC 61508 describes a fully risk-based approach for determining

Safety Integrity Level Safety integrity level (SIL) is defined as the relative level of risk-reduction provided by a safety function, or to specify a target level of risk reduction. In simple terms, SIL is a measurement of performance required for a safety instrumented ...

(SIL) requirements, this document provides minimum SIL requirements for the most common instrumented safety functions on a petroleum production installation (ref. chapter 7). Deviations from these requirements may however be identified (ref. section 7.7), and in such case, the overall methodology and documentation should be in accordance with IEC 61508.

Conventional industry practice

There are still many standards in use within the industry. Shell for example use the IPF method, BP has its own. These standards could be supplements to areas lacking within the standards. Experience shows that the majors tend to go against standards but non adoption of standards tend to lead to unclarity of intention, mistaken interpretations which then leads to costs creep, gold plating and scope.

Costs and benefits

* Standardized Industrial design * Consistent approach. * Suppliers know what they deliver * Easier to insure.

CASE 1: OLF 70 - Effectiveness through standardisation

OLF 70 is one of several joint industry project between oil industry operators and the various suppliers of services and equipment in the industry. OLF, the

Norwegian Oil Industry Association The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association ( no, Norsk olje og gass) is a professional body and employer’s association for oil and supplier companies. More than 100 companies associated with oil and gas activities on the Norwegian continental shelf ...

, is a professional body and employer's association for oil and supplier companies (engaged in the field of exploration and production of oil and gas) on the

Norwegian continental shelf The Norwegian continental shelf ( no, Den norske kontinentalsokkelen) (abbreviated as NCS) is the continental shelf over which Norway exercises sovereign rights as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The area of the s ...

. OLF is a member of the Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry. OLF participates in the petroleum industry, as an advocate in matters that concern the entire sector.

CASE 2:Professional Petroleum Data Management Association (PPDM)

The PPDM Association is a global, not-for-profit organization that develops data management standards for the petroleum industry. See

Professional Petroleum Data Management Association A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skil ...

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