DNV launches new standard to certify subsea equipment and components

To combat what it says are the high costs and low predictability of quality control requirements in the subsea oil and gas sector, DNV GL has launched a new ‘Standard for certification of subsea equipment and components’.

The goal of the scheme is to increase quality control and efficiency and help projects get delivered better, the firm says.
The standard aims to help the interpretation of existing API and ISO standards. DNV GL says the certificate will provide operators with confidence that fabrication quality is being controlled and assured throughout the industry’s complex and distributed value chain.

“Standardisation is widely agreed to be the solution to address many inefficiencies in most industries,” said Bjørn Søgård, Segment Director for Subsea at DNV GL – Oil & Gas. “Subsea operators are addressing standardisation mainly in terms of interfaces and interchangeability. With this new certification scheme for subsea equipment and components, DNV GL ... aims to streamline quality and manufacturing processes – an area where great efficiencies can be made.”

“For operators, it will reduce costs without sacrificing quality, innovation or safety and subsequently shorten lead times,” he added. “For suppliers, it will increase predictability and enable the strategic stocking of long-lead items.”

DNV GL also has a number of Joint Industry Projects under way to standardise and streamline efficiency issues in the subsea industry.