Petroleumsteknologi og beslektet teknologi

NORSOK M-004 Piping equipment and insulation, edition 1,  is now launched for public enquiry. 

NORSOK M-004 is built on NORSOK R-004:2006, but ownership has been transferred from NORSOK EG R (mechanical) to NORSOK EG M (material technology). 

Compared to R-004:2006 M-004 is restructered and takes into account new technology and industrial experience over the last years. 

The enquiry period is 8 weeks and will close on May 31, 2018. 

ALL comments MUST be submit through this enquiry system in order to be taken into account. No exceptions.

In order to enter comments, an electronic user profile must be established. 

A water-marked .pdf version is attached for the ease of reading.

This document gives guidelines for the design, construction and operation of all onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) installations for the liquefaction, storage, vaporization, transfer and handling of LNG and natural gas (NG). These requirements may be applied to bio methane and synthetic natural gas (SNG) accordingly. This European Standard is valid for plants with LNG storage at a capacity above 200 t. The designated boundary limits are LNG inlet/outlet by the ship’s manifold including vapour return connection, the truck loading /unloading connection including vapour return, the rail loading/unloading connection including vapour return and the natural gas in and outlet boundary by piping systems. Terminals or plant types have one or more boundary limits as described in this scope. ... A short description of each of these installations is given in Annex G. Feed gas for LNG liquefaction installations (plant) can be from gas field, associated gas from oil field, piped gas from transportation grid or from renewables. Floating solutions (FPSO, FSRU, SRV), whether off-shore or nearby shore, are not covered by this European Standard even if some concepts, principles or recommendations could be applied. However, in case of berthed FSRU with LNG transfer across the jetty, the following recommendations apply for the jetty and topside facilities. In case of FSU type solution, the on-shore part is covered by these standard recommendations. This standard is not applicable for installations specifically referred or covered by other standards, e.g. LNG fuelling stations, LNG road or rail tankers and LNG bunkering vessels. The plants with a storage inventory from 5 t up to 200 t are covered by EN 13645.