Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements
Date when the measure came into force: 03 February 2017
Publication where the measure is specified: The Uganda Gazette, Vol. CX No. 7
Regulation where the measure is specified: US ISO 15156-2:2015, 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
Country/Region applying the measure: Uganda
Description of the measure: This Uganda Standard gives requirements and recommendations for the selection and qualification of carbon and low-alloy steels for service in equipment used in oil and natural gas production and natural gas treatment plants in H2S-containing environments, whose failure can pose a risk to the health and safety of the public and personnel or to the environment. It can be applied to help to avoid costly corrosion damage to the equipment itself. It supplements, but does not replace, the materials requirements of the appropriate design codes, standards or regulations.
Reference of the measure: US ISO 15156-2:2015
Measure also domestic: Yes

Description: carbon and low-alloy steels for service in equipment used in oil and natural gas production and natural gas treatment plants

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