Regulatory Authorities

There are numerous authorities and associations around the world regulating the construction and maintenence of pipelines.

These links point to a wide variety of regulatory bodies, industry associations and standards, but the list might not be complete. Please let us know of any omissions.

Regulatory bodies and industry associations include:

• American Gas Association (AGA)
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
• The American Society For Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
• Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL)
• Australian Energy Regulator (AER)
• Australian Pipelines & Gas Association (APGA)
• Brazil Agencia Nacional do Petroleo (ANP)
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
• Canadian National Energy Board (NEB)
• Canadian Onshore pipeline regulations (OPR)
• CONservation of Clean Air and Water in Europe (CONCAWE)
• European Gas Pipeline Incident Data Group (EGIG)
• European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG)
• Interstate Natural Gas American Association (INGAA)
• Ministry of National Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Offshore Energies UK (OEUK)
• Pipeline Operators Forum (POF)
• Pipeline Performance Tracking System (PPTS) - Part of API
• Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI)
• Regional Association of Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ARPEL)
• Technical Association Of The European Natural Gas Industry (MARCOGAZ)
• Technical Standard and Safety Authority (TSSA)
• TUV
• U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• UK Operator's Pipeline Association (UKOPA)
• U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
• U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Standards and regulations relating to the design, operation, construction and maintenance of pipelines include:

• British Standards Institution PD 8010
• British Standards Institution PAS-55
• Canadian Standard Association Z662
• Transportation of Natural and Other gas by pipelines 49 CFR Part 192
• Transportation of Hazardous liquid by pipelines 49 CFR Part 195
• Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers IGEM TD Series
• API BULL 5T1 - Imperfection and Defect Terminology
• API Spec 5L - Specification for Line Pipe, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems
• API RP 5L1 - Recommended Practice for Railroad Transportation of Line Pipe
• API RP 5L2 - Recommended Practice for Internal Coating of Line Pipe for Non-Corrosive Gas Transmission Service
• API RP 5L3 - Recommended Practice for Conducting Drop-weight Tear Tests on Line Pipe
• API RP 5L7 - Recommended Practice for Unprimed Internal Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coatng of Line Pine
• API RP 5L8 - Recommended Practice for Field Inspection of New Line Pipe
• API RP 5L9 - Recommended Practice for External Fusion Bonded Epoxy Coating of Line Pipe
• API Spec 5LC - Specification for CRA Line Pipe
• API Spec 5LCP - Specification for Coiled Line Pipe
• API Spec 5LD - Specification for CRA Clad of Lined Steel Pipe
• API RP 5LW - Recommended Practice for Transportation of Line Pipe on Barges and Marine Vessels
• API RP 80 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines for the Definition of Onshore Gas Gathering Lines
• API RP 1102 - Recommended Practice for Steel Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways
• API Std 1104 - Standard for Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities
• API RP 1109 - Recommended Practice for Marking Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Facilities
• API RP 1110 - Recommended Practice for Pressure Testing of Steel Pipelines for the Transportation of Gas, Petroleum Gas, Hazardous Liquids, Highly Volatile Liquids or Carbon Dioxide
• API RP 1111 - Recommended Practice for Design, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of Offshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines
• API API 1115 - Operation of Solution-mined Underground Storage Facilities
• API RP 1117 - Recommended Practice for Movement of In-service Pipelines (formerly Lowering In-Service Pipelines)
• API RP 1130 - Recommended Practice for Computational Pipeline Monitoring for Liquids
• API RP 1133 - Recommended Practice for Guidelines for Onshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines Affecting High Consequence Floodplains
• API Publ 1149 - Publication for Pipeline Variable Uncertainties and Their Effects on Leak Detectability
• API Std 1160 - Standard for Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
• API Publ 1161 - Publication for Guidance Document for the Qualification of Liquid Pipeline Personnel
• API RP 1162 - Recommended Practice for Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline Operators
• API Std 1163 - Standard for In-line Inspection Systems Qualification Standard
• API Std 1164 - Standard for Pipeline SCADA Security
• API RP 1165 - Recommended Practice for Pipeline SCADA Displays
• API RP 1166 - Excavation Monitoring and Observation
• API RP 2200 - Repairing Crude Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Product Pipelines
• API RP 1176 - Assessment and Management of Cracking in Pipelines
• API RP 1183 - Assessment and Management of Dents in Pipelines
• API 579 / ASME FFS-1 - Fitness-For-Service (FFS)
• ASME B31.4 - Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids & Slurries
• ASME B31.8 - Gas Transmission & Distribution Piping Systems
• ASME B31.12 - Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines
• ASME B31.G - Manual for Determining the Remaining. Strength of Corroded Pipelines
• NACE SP0102 - In-Line Inspection of Pipelines
• DNV-RP-F101 Corroded pipelines
• DNV-RP-F102 Pipeline field joint coating and field repair of linepipe coating
• DNV-RP-F103 Cathodic protection of submarine pipelines
• DNV-RP-F105 Free spanning pipelines
• DNV-RP-F106 Factory applied external pipeline coatings for corrosion control
• DNV-RP-F107 Risk assessment of pipeline protection
• DNV-RP-F108 Assessment of flaws in pipeline and riser girth welds
• DNV-RP-F109 On-bottom stability design of submarine pipelines
• DNV-RP-F110 Global buckling of submarine pipelines
• DNV-RP-F111 Interference between trawl gear and pipelines
• DNV-RP-F113 Pipeline subsea repair
• DNV-RP-F114 Pipe-soil interaction for submarine pipelines
• DNV-RP-F115 Pre-commissioning of submarine pipelines
• DNVGL-RP-F116 Integrity management of submarine pipeline systems
• ISO 13623 - Petroleum and natural gas industries — Pipeline transportation systems