ISO 8217:2024—Marine Fuels
Cargo ships carry over 90% of global goods. They are typically are powered by heavy fuel oil (HFO)—a residual fuel produced from petroleum refining that…
Identification of Piping Systems Through ASME A13.1-2023
By the 1920s, piping was essential for conveying fluids, and many large companies had developed their own color scheme for identifying piping systems and components….
ASME B31.3-2022: Process Piping Code Changes
Process piping transports fluids in a range of locations—most notably, petroleum refineries, onshore and offshore petroleum and natural gas production facilities, food and beverage processing…
ASME B31.8-2022: Gas Transmission In Piping Systems
66% of crude oil and refined products in the United States are delivered via pipelines, and nearly all natural gas is moved through pipelines. Products…
Fitness-For-Service: API 579/ASME FFS-1-2021
What is Fitness-For-Service? Standards for pressurized equipment, such as those developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Society of Mechanical…
ASTM Fuel Oils Standard Specification
The remnants of decomposed phytoplankton and algae, pressurized and heated on the seafloor, petroleum makes up over one-third of the total energy used in the…
Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup: ASTM D93 Standard Tests
ASTM D93-20: Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester details three procedures under a shared method for determining flash point. Basically,…
Use ISO 14224 Methods to Optimize Equipment Performance Data Quality and Results from Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are powerful technologies that have elevated our ability to identify equipment and process issues, predict equipment failures, and manage…
Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Petroleum Liquids
ASTM D4052-22: Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, and API Gravity of Liquids by Digital Density Meter outlines a test method for determining three…