Statutory Requirements in INDIA by

S. K. Nandy Addl. Director (Engg)

Outline
OISD & Its Activities Statutory Requirements in offshore pipelines and facilities. Statutory requirements in onshore pipelines , storage and facilities. OISD Standards for pipelines. Summary

OISD & Its Activities

A technical directorate under MoP&NG, Govt. of India.
Development of standards, Safety audits, Incident Investigations, Training , Safety Performance Evaluation. Association with PSA, Norway; BOEMRE, USA & HSE UK . Members of ASME, IRF & WLPGA

Organogram
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD)

UP Stream

Down stream

ONSHORE

OFF-SHORE

Process & Env

Transport./PL

Supl & Dist.

Statutory RegulationsOffshore Pipelines & Facilities

Oil Fields (Regulation & Development) Act 1948.
Petroleum & Natural Gas Rules, 1959. Petroleum & Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rule, 2008.
o OISD is the competent authority to exercise powers and functions .

Mines Act 1952.

Oil Mines Regulations, 1984
o DGMS is the competent authority to exercise powers and functions

Statutory Regulations- On Shore Pipelines, Storage & facilities

Petroleum Act1934.
Petroleum Rules, 2002.
o CCE is the competent authority to exercise powers and functions.

The Environment ( Protection ) Act1986.

Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 .

Pet. & Nat. Gas Regulatory Act,2006 The Explosives Act1984.

Petroleum and Explosives Safety Org .

Petroleum & Minerals Pipelines Act1962.

Statutory Regulation- Pipelines

State Pollution Control Boards.

Contd

The Water Act1974 and Air Act1981. Costal Regulatory Zone under Environment ( Protection ) Act1986.
State Pollution Control Board.

Contract Labour Act1970.

State Lab. Commissioner.

Factories Act1948.
o o DG, Factory Advisory & Labour Institute Chief Inspector of Factories.

Statutory

Regulations-Pipelines

Contd

The Indian Electricity Act,1910.

The Indian Electricity Rule,1956.
o

CEA is the competent authority to exercise powers and functions.

Manuf., Strg. & Imp of Haz. Chem Rule,1989. Gas Cylinder Rule2004. National Highway Act 1956. Railway Act1989. Building and Other Construction Workers Act1996.

OISD STANDARDS : DESIGN OF PIPELINES

141 : Design & Const. req. for liquid hydrocarbon pipelines other than LPG. 214 : LPG Pipelines 226 : Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines and City gas Distribution Networks. 117: Fire protections system for storage & distribution, tank farm and pipeline installations. 118 : Layout for Oil and Gas Installation. 195 : Gas Compressor stations & Terminal. 149 : Safety In Electrical System. 192 : Safety practices during construction.

OISD STANDARDS : INSP. OF PIPELINES

105 138 139 140 188 119 - 122 125 128-130 137 153 178 : Work Permit system : Onshore Pipeline. : Offshore Pipelines & SPMs : Un loading / loading pipelines at Jetty. : Corrosion monitoring for pipelines : Pumps, compressors, prime movers : Mechanical seals : Pressure Vessels, Tanks , Pipe, valves & fittings : Electrical Equipment. : Safety Instrumentation system. : Management of Change.

New Statutory Requirements- Fire Fighting System - STD-117

Tank Farm Having 30,000 KL (8 mg) +. Two Fire Contingencies. For Pipeline terminal , 10.2 lpm /m2 of pump shed area to be considered. Supplementary stream to be considered for 4 hydrants + 1 monitor. Hydrocarbon Detectors . Remote operated high volume long range monitors .

Liquid Pipeline: 18,500 KM approx.

Jalandhar Bhatinda Ambala Roorkee Sangrur Najibabad Panipat Meerut Nahorkatiya Tinsukia Delhi Rewari Loni Sanganer MathuraShahjahanpurSiliguri Bongaigaon Digboi Ajmer Jodhpur Numaligarh Chaksu Tundla Lucknow Kanpur Guwahati Jagdishpur Kot Chittaurgarh Barauni Sidhpur Ahmedabad Rajbandh Kandla Ratlam Navagam Budge Mundra Jamnagar Maurigram Koyali Budge Indore Vadinar Dahej Ankleshwar Haldia Hazira Manmad Mumbai High Mumbai Pune Secunderabad Uran Paradip Vizag

Gas Pipeline : 9,000 KM approx.

Hazarwadi Pakni Vijayawada Mangalore Bangalore Chennai Sankari Asanur Karur Coimbatore Trichy Kochi Madurai

Offshore Pipeline : 1,200 Km appx.

Summary
Pipelines in India are laid adhering to the sat regulations mentioned. Where ever need is felt these regulations are amended from time to time. Additional OISD Standards are being made statutory through amendment of regulations. ASME Standards form basis for design of pipelines in India. More association with ASME.

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