ISO standards for the oil and gas industry

ISO develops a range of standards for the oil and gas industry, covering areas such as quality, safety and petrochemical products. We have compiled overviews of relevant standards for the industry on this page.

The ISO standards for the oil and gas industry are designed to ensure quality, safety, efficiency, and environmental considerations at all stages of the industry – from exploration and production to transportation and refining.

Visual overview of standards

To provide an overview, ISO has a poster illustrating ISO standards for use in different areas in the oil and gas industry.

The PDF can be downloaded here: Standards Issued April 2022_small.pdf

Categorized overview

To provide a categorized overview, Standards Norway’s energy and petroleum division has compiled the most commonly used ISO standards into seven categories. These are:

Pipeline
Drilling Completion Fluid
Drilling
Subsea
Offshore Structures
Reliability and Costing
Material

The document contains links that lead back to our online store, and it can be downloaded here: ISO standards for petroleum.pdf

Highlighted ISO standards

There are many relevant standards for the oil, gas and energy area. Here are just a few highlighted ISO standards.

Quality management for the petroleum industry

ISO 29001 is an international standard developed specifically for quality management systems in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. The standard is based on ISO 9001, but it has been tailored with specific requirements and technical specifications for these industries.

The main purpose of ISO 29001 is to ensure that organizations in the sector deliver products and services that meet customer requirements, regulatory demands, and high standards for safety and reliability. It emphasizes risk management, defect prevention, and continuous process improvement.

Read more about ISO 29001

Prevention of Fire and Explosion on Offshore Installations

ISO 13702 specifies objectives and functional requirements for the control and mitigation of fires and explosions on offshore installations used for the development of hydrocarbon resources in the oil and gas industry.

To ensure safety and environmental protection in hydrocarbon resource extraction, a structured approach is required for identifying and managing health, safety, and environmental hazards. This applies to all phases – from planning and construction to start-up, operation, inspection, maintenance, and finally decommissioning of a facility.

Emergency Response on Offshore Installations

ISO 15544 specifies objectives, requirements, and guidelines for emergency response measures on offshore installations used in the development of hydrocarbon resources in the oil and gas industry.

To ensure safety and environmental protection during the recovery of hydrocarbon resources, a structured approach must be applied to identifying and assessing hazards throughout the entire lifecycle of an offshore installation. The same principles apply when developing emergency response strategy, emergency response measures and procedures.

NORSOK standards

The NORSOK standards are developed by the Norwegian petroleum industry to ensure adequate safety, value adding and cost effectiveness for petroleum industry developments and operations.

Developed by experts

The standards are developed in close collaboration with experts from the sector, often through ISO/TC 67, which is the technical committee dedicated to materials, equipment, and offshore structures for the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries.