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ISSN 1179-2426

Fuels

Defining quality management in the oil and gas industries

The third edition of the ISO technical specification ISO/TS 29001:2010 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries – Sector-specific quality management systems – Requirements for product and service supply organizations has just been published.

ISO/TS 29001 defines quality management system (QMS) requirements for product and service supply organisations for the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries.

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Working to improve quality of marine fuels

New editions of two ISO Standards on marine fuels have been developed to meet higher international requirements for air quality, ship safety, engine performance, and crew health.

The development of ISO 8217:2010 Petroleum products – Fuels (class F) – Specifications of marine fuels was driven by a request by ISO's partner, the International Maritime Organization, to have it ready by the 1 July 2010 implementation date of the revised Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

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NEW AMENDMENT

Free to download from our website: www.standards.co.nz
Or hard copy available at $32.00+GST (Members), $40.00+GST (Retail)

AS/NZS 4645.3:2008 A1 Gas distribution networks – Plastics pipe systems

Amendment is the deletion of NOTE to Clause 6.1.

→ Buy AS/NZS 4645.3:2008 A1 with all Amendments incorporated

 
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DRAFT STANDARD FOR COMMENT

DR4552.2 Gas Appliances

Specifies minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) requirements for gas water heaters intended for use with natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and simulated natural gas (SNG) up to a nominal gas consumption of 50 MJ/h for storage types and 250 MJ/h for instantaneous types and which fall within the scope of AS 4552.
Public comment on this draft closes on 28 September 2010.

→ View or download this draft Standard for comment

 
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STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT

Gas appliance safety

Committee: P5262
Project Manager: Hagen Kerr
Estimated Publication Date: 2010-2011
Comments: This project scope is being reviewed in light of the Gas Regulations. Work to commence in the next two months.

 
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