Selecting the Right Energy Standards (API, ISO, ASME, IEC) : Free Whitepaper

How to Select Relevant and Applicable Energy Industry Standards

There are more than 30 links listed on the Standards Link page of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP). Many of these are for organizations that endorse or publish hundreds or even thousands of standards that have some relevance to the energy industry. So, needing to identify the standards and specifications you should be using can overwhelm even the most experienced engineers and project managers.

This white paper explores:

• The importance of selecting international standards, whether from ISO, ASME, or IEC.

• How energy industry standards facilitate global trade, create common understanding, accelerate product development and delivery, and reduce cost.

• How to use a rigorous, methodical approach to identify both regulatory and other industry standards.

• An overview of common standards management options: hardcopy library, an electronic library, or an online database system.

• An overview of the managed information approach which uses an Internet-based online standards and specifications database maintained by a third party and provides many enhancements to a standards management system.

The task of standards selection usually shouldn’t be delegated or you may end up being expected to follow a set of requirements that don’t improve your processes, don’t reduce costs, or don’t assure safety and quality. Ultimately, the best people to select standards are ones that are knowledgeable about the work being performed.

To download the Whitepaper: How to Select Relevant and Applicable Energy Industry Standards visit IHS:
http://petrochemical.ihs.com/standards/specs-standards/selection.jsp