1. Référence 1 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "International Standardization - the Effective Instrument for Competitiveness Raising of the Russian Industry“ Moscow 10/4/2008 How International Standards contribute to the work of International Oil & Gas Corporation? Alain LOPPINET CEN TC12 CHAIRMAN

2. 2 OIL & GAS INDUSTRY IS INTERNATIONAL Our Oil & Gas Industry becomes more and more international. The hydrocarbons reserves are situated all over the world and most of the private producers have operations in many countries. In order to widen their activity, National Oil companies already start to have view outside of their country of origine The manufacturers, if they want to remain in work, have also to export their production. They need to produce goods of an high level of quality for an international business.

3. 3 THE USE OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS It becomes obvious that due to this internationalization of our activity we, as industry, need international standards to support our work in order to get safe and interchangeable equipments and services everywhere in the world. Local content becomes more and more stringent in various countries, therefore we also request local standards as close as the international ones which we used elsewhere for safety and economical reasons. Manufacturers having to export their production, need to have in hands the proper tools and using international standards is part of the success. A common international standard allows large production of identical equipments and then the cost for manufacturing of standardized equipment become lower for the benefit of the purchasers.

4. 4 Oil & gas standards history Historically, the American organisations mainly API, developed the standards frequently used by the Western world oil & gas industry and GOST did it in the Eastern world. North Sea operating companies developed lots of in-house and project specifications to fit their needs not covered by the American standards. Growing EU interest for developing European petroleum equipments standards emerged in view of EU’s “new approach” for technical standards to support the general safety requirements in the directives. The Industry started to work in new areas of exploration in difficult environments (climate, subsea, HP HT) where other standards were needed. For all these reasons, and based on the internationalization as mentionned before, A change in developing oil & gas standards & specifications was required

5. 5 Why make international ISO and CEN standards? Create common understanding. Facilitate global trade / availability of equipment. Reduce design work, retooling and inventory. Accelerate product development and delivery. Global competition will reduce cost. ISO & CEN offer a global arena for standards work and global experts networking possibilities. Fair directives for the work.

6. 6 Advantage of international ISO and CEN standards? Open meetings, voluntary participation. Transfer international experience. Maintain best practices and codification of knowledge for improved solutions that ensures HSE compliance. Voluntary use of ISO & CEN standards. Reduce need for company specifications. Can support national regulations and reduce text of national regulatory documents (New Approach Directives in Europe. Action was then made for & made by the petroleum & natural gas industry

7. 7 OGP The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers OGP vision To work on behalf of all the world’s upstream companies to promote responsible and profitable operations OGP mission To represent the interests of the upstream industry to international regulatory and legislative bodies To achieve continuous improvement in safety, health and environmental performance and in the engineering and operation of upstream ventures To promote awareness of Corporate Social Responsibility within the industry and among stakeholders

8. 8 OGP STANDARDIZATION COMMITTEE In OGP was created a standardization committee which includes the following stakeholders: 1. OIL COMPANIES : BP, ConocoPhilips, CPSC, ENI, ExxonMobil, Marathon, OMV, Petrobras, Petro Canada, Petrom, Qatar Petroleum, RepsolYPF, Saoudi Aramco, Shell, StatoilHydro, Total. 2.CONCERNED STANDARDIZATION ORGANISATIONS : ISO, CEN, API 3.OTHER: Energy Institute

9. 9 Moscow CONFERENCE

10. 10 TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS The goal of the OGP standardization committee was to get and to do it once, to do it right & to do it internationally Global Standards Used Locally Worldwide

11. 11 Oil & Gas sector initiative & ISO Oil and Gas sector decided in 1987 to support the reactivation of ISO / TC67 to develop ISO standards for the petroleum & natural gas industry (upstream & downstream). This created a global arena for standards development, where all ISO members and nations concerned have a role to play. ANSI, USA were offered and accepted responsibility for the ISO / TC67 secretariat. It was later on delegated to API. First meeting of ISO / TC67 took place in Paris in 1989. A new era in the global petroleum and natural gas industry standardisation had started.

12. 12 Oil & Gas sector initiative & CEN In EUROPE the Procurement Directive for excluded sectors applies to the upstream activity due to the fact that the Oil companies obtain exclusive right from the regulatory bodies to explore and produce oil & gas. Therefore the use of European standards if they exist is compulsary. For downstream activity many national regulations obliged the companies to use national standards. European Oil & gas Sector was still willing to use international standards.

13. 13 Oil & Gas sector initiative & CEN Oil and Gas sector decided in 1993 to support the reactivation of CEN TC12 to develop EN/ISO standards for the petroleum & natural gas industry (upstrean & downstream) using the Vienna Agreement between CEN & ISO. The Vienna Agreement allows to draft the European standards at the ISO level and to adopt them back through parallel voting or other. European oil & gas experts participate to the drafting process in ISO Working groups. When an EN ISO is adopted it becomes national standard in the 30 countries members of CEN as NF EN ISO or BS EN ISO etc

14. 14 Standardisation bodies – relationships Industry Associations RecognisedRecognised RecognisedRecognised ANSI CONTRACTORSOPERATORS SUPPLIERS APIEEMUA BNPé National GOST AFNOR Regional CEN / CENELEC International ISO / IEC Vienna Agreement OGP BSI & other European LiaisonsLiaisons AUTHORITIESACADEMIA ABNT ASTMRSPP

15. 15 RESULTS OF ISO CEN API HARMONIZATION 117 ISO STANDARDS ARE ADOPTED BACK IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE TWO ARENAS (CEN and/or API) 51 ISO STANDARDS ARE ADOPTED IN THE TWO OTHER ARENAS : CEN AND API. 3 ISO STANDARDS ARE ALSO ADOPTED BACK IN TWO OTHER ARENAS : CEN AND NACE. 6 ISO STANDARDS ARE ADOPTED BACK ONLY IN ANPOTHER ARENA: API. 57 ISO STANDARDS ARE ADOPTED BACK ONLY IN AN OTHER ARENA : CEN. 111 ISO STANDARDS ARE ADOPTED IN CEN

16. 16 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (MOSCOW) THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION ALAIN LOPPINET CEN TC12 CHAIRMAN aloppine@club-internet.fr +33 (0)6 20 99 25 11 Total Technology Specialists