ANSI/NACE SP0607-2007/ISO 15589-2 (MOD),

“Petroleum and natural gas industries—Cathodic protection of pipeline transportation systems—Part 2: Offshore pipelines.” Pipeline cathodic protection is achieved by the supply of sufficient direct current to the external pipe surface, so that the steel-to-electrolyte potential is lowered to values at which external corrosion is reduced to an insignificant rate. ANSI/NACE SP0607-2007/ISO 15589-2 (MOD) specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the pre-installation surveys, design, materials, equipment, fabrication, installation, commissioning, operation, inspection and maintenance of cathodic protection systems for offshore pipelines for the petroleum and natural gas industries as defined in ISO 13623. This standard is applicable to carbon and stainless steel pipelines in offshore service, retrofits, modifications and repairs made to existing pipeline systems, and to all types of seawater and seabed environments encountered in submerged conditions and on risers up to mean water level.

(Item 21125 at the NACE Store; or available online as part of NACE membership.)

NACE TM0108-2008,

 "Testing of Catalyzed Titanium Anodes for Use in Soils or Natural Waters," was recently published by NACE Task Group 017.  This standard is now available for free download by NACE members, or can be purchased by contacting the NACE FirstService Department at 281/228-6223 in Houston, TX or toll free (U.S. and Canada) at 1-800-797-NACE (6223).

(Item 21252 at the NACE Store; or available online as part of NACE membership.)

NACE No. 13/SSPC-ACS-1, "Industrial Coating and Lining Application Specialist Qualification and Certification," was recently published by NACE Task Group 320.  This standard is now available for free download by NACE members, or can be purchased by contacting the NACE FirstService Department at 281/228-6223 in Houston, TX or toll free (U.S. and Canada) at 1-800-797-NACE (6223).

(Item 21122 at the NACE Store; or available online as part of NACE membership.)

ISO 15156-1 2001 Technical Circular 1,

"Petroleum and natural gas industries — Materials for use in H₂S-containing environments in oil and gas production — Part 1: General principles for selection of cracking-resistant materials TECHNICAL CIRCULAR 1," was recently published by ISO/TC 67.  This standard is now available for free download by NACE members, or can be purchased by contacting the NACE FirstService Department at 281/228-6223 in Houston, TX or toll free (U.S. and Canada) at 1-800-797-NACE (6223).  Ask for Item No. 21307 (Note:  No separate pricing for circulars as they are part of the addendum package and/or the main MR0175/ISO 15156 package.)

ISO 15156-2 2001 Technical Circular 1,

 "Petroleum and natural gas industries — Materials for use in H₂S-containing environments in oil and gas production — Part 2: Cracking-resistant carbon and low alloy steels, and the use of cast irons TECHNICAL CIRCULAR 1," was recently published by ISO/TC 67.  This standard is now available for free download by NACE members, or can be purchased by contacting the NACE FirstService Department at 281/228-6223 in Houston, TX or toll free (U.S. and Canada) at 1-800-797-NACE (6223).  Ask for Item No. 21307 (Note:  No separate pricing for circulars as they are part of the addendum package and/or the main MR0175/ISO 15156 package.)

ISO 15156-3 2001 Technical Circular 1,

 "Petroleum and natural gas industries — Materials for use in H₂S-containing environments in oil and gas production — Part 3: Cracking-resistant CRAs (corrosion-resistant alloys) and other alloys TECHNICAL CIRCULAR 1," was recently published by ISO/TC 67.  This standard is now available for free download by NACE members, or can be purchased by contacting the NACE FirstService Department at 281/228-6223 in Houston, TX or toll free (U.S. and Canada) at 1-800-797-NACE (6223).  Ask for Item No. 21307 (Note:  No separate pricing for circulars as they are part of the addendum package and/or the main MR0175/ISO 15156 package.)

Upgraded in 2007, REFIN*COR 8.0 is a database that compiles real-life experiences in the refining industry. Problems that refining industry corrosion engineers encounter are addressed, and solutions are provided. REFIN*COR 8.0 includes the technical information exchange (TIE) portions of NACE Technology Exchange Group (TEG) 205X meetings from 1957 through 2006. The information from earlier editions of REFIN*COR, plus two more years of TIEs, are available in Adobe Acrobat format, enhancing its compatibility with many companies’ requirements and allowing ease of use.

REFIN*COR 8.0 also includes:

• Acronym index
• Technical papers index
• Napthenic acid corrosion literature survey conducted by NACE Task Group T-8-22
• Alloy index
• Trademark index
• An index of meeting locations and dates for ease in matching specific information
  

Search all files from 1957 to 2006 for information on a specific topic:

REFIN*COR 8.0 allows users to enter key words and search all files from 1957 through 2006 for information on a particular topic. This is done by clicking on the “Edit” menu at the top of the screen, then choosing “Search.” This will bring up a bar that allows the user to enter key words. After doing so, the user should then click the “All PDF documents in” bullet below the key word bar, then type in the path C:/Program Files/refincor 8.0. Adobe Acrobat will bring up a list of all entries containing the key words.

• The NACE Oil & Gas Group CD-ROM, which is updated biannually, contains the complete collection of NACE standards and technical committee reports related to oil and gas production. 
  
• Engineers, technicians, operators, and others involved in the petroleum industry can have at their fingertips every standard and report published by NACE in the area of oil and gas production. It’s the easiest way to access NACE technical committee publications on oil and gas, including such topics as bacteria growth, monitoring corrosion with iron counts, cathodic protection, offshore platform coatings, coating of tubular goods, oilfield production equipment, corrosion monitoring, oxygen scavengers, CRA tubular usage, pipeline coatings, elastomeric materials in sour gas, refining, environmental cracking, slow strain rate testing, FRP pipe, sucker-rod pumps, gypsum scale removers, sulfide stress cracking, hydrogen-induced cracking, testing, inhibitors, water injection systems, material selection, welding, membrane filters, and more.
  
• Please click here, NACE Oil & Gas Group CD-ROM, to go to the NACE Store to purchase your subscription.

• Also available:  NACE Standards on CD-ROM (Single User), NACE Standards on CD-ROM (Network Version) and NACE Pipeline Integrity Collection on CD-ROM
  

• Many of NACE’s members participate in the activities of more than 350 NACE technical committees.  The committees serve as the technical arm of the Association.
  
• Committee members develop NACE standards, reports, and other publications, and conduct informative meetings, symposia, and open forums to exchange state-of-the-art technical information.
  
• Technical committees meet at NACE’s Annual Conference, at Corrosion Technology Week, and during the year as often as necessary to conduct business.
  

The NACE Board of Directors ratified the withdrawal of NACE Standard TM0398-98, Laboratory Corrosion Testing of Metals in Static Chemical Cleaning Solutions at Temperatures Above 100C (212F).  This standard is now available only as an historical document.

MR0175/ISO 15156 Maintenance Panel Updates

Users of NACE MR0175/ISO 15156, "Petroleum and natural gas industries—Materials for use in H₂S-containing environments in oil and gas production," can now keep up-to-date with activities of the Maintenance Panel for this standard via a link from the NACE Web site to the ISO LiveLink Web site.  Click here for more information.

CEN Adopts ISO 15156

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) adopted ISO 15156, “Petroleum and natural gas industries—Materials for use in H₂S-containing environments in oil and gas production,” Parts 1, 2, and 3 as European Standards EN ISO 15156-1, -2, and -3 for identical national implementation in all 29 member countries of CEN. EN ISO 15156 replaces any former national standards in the CEN member countries.

NEW Committees

The following technical committees were recently formed.  Click on the committee designation for more information, including committee assignments and officers.  If you are interested in joining any of these committees, click here.

• TG 388: Cathodic Protection Rectifier Safety
• TEG 389X: Cost of Water and Steam System Corrosion in the Chemical Processing and Petroleum Refining Industries
• TG 390: Techniques for Monitoring Corrosion—Field Applications
• TEG 391X: Techniques for Monitoring Corrosion—Field Experience
• TG 392: Measurement of Soluble Salts on Marine Structures
• TG 393: Petroleum Refinery Corrosion Specialist Certification

Draft Document Distributions

A number of proposed NACE publications will soon be distributed for ballot, including...

• TG 323’s proposed revision to the joint technical committee report, NACE 6G198/SSPC-TR 2, “Wet Abrasive Blast Cleaning.”
• TG 269's proposed revision to NACE Publication 7L192, "Cathodic Protection Design Considerations for Deepwater Projects."
• TG 376's proposed revision to NACE Publication 1D177, "Monitoring Techniques and Corrosion Control for Drill Pipe, Casing, and Other Steel Components in Contact with Drilling Fluid."

• TG 342's proposed NACE Technical Committee Report, "Crude Unit Distillation Column Overhead Corrosion."

Interested persons may contact NACE Headquarters at 281/228-6264 receive a copy of these ballots or click here to request a copy online.  Note:  If you are not a member of the ballot's sponsoring STG(s), you will need to sign in as a nonmember.

See How NACE Standards and Reports Relate to Industry Sectors in the Study Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States

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