This International Standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the design, materials,
construction, testing, operation, maintenance and abandonment of pipeline systems used for transportation in
the petroleum and natural gas industries.
It applies to pipeline systems on land and offshore, connecting wells, production plants, process plants,
refineries and storage facilities, including any section of a pipeline constructed within the boundaries of such
facilities for the purpose of its connection. The extent of pipeline systems covered by this International
Standard is illustrated in Figure 1.
This International Standard applies to rigid, metallic pipelines. It is not applicable for flexible pipelines or those
constructed from other materials, such as glass-reinforced plastics.
This International Standard is applicable to all new pipeline systems and can be applied to modifications made
to existing ones. It is not intended that it apply retroactively to existing pipeline systems.
It describes the functional requirements of pipeline systems and provides a basis for their safe design,
construction, testing, operation, maintenance and abandonment.
On-land supply systems used by the gas supply industry excluding gas infrastructure from the input of gas into
the on-shore transmission network up to the inlet connection of gas appliances are excluded from the scope of
this standard.
BS EN 14161:2011 Referenced Document
ISO 10439 Petroleum, chemical and gas service industries-Centrifugal compressors
ISO 10474:1991 Steel and steel products; inspection documents
ISO 13623:2009 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems
ISO 13707 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Reciprocating compressors
ISO 13709 Centrifugal pumps for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries
ISO 13710 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Reciprocating positive displacement pumps
ISO 13847 Petroleum and natural gas industries.Pipeline transportation systems.Welding of pipelines*， 2013-12-01 Update
ISO 14313 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems - Pipeline valves; Technical Corrigendum 1
ISO 14723 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems - Subsea pipeline valves
ISO 148-1 Metallic materials - Charpy pendulum impact test - Part 1: Test method*， 2016-10-01 Update
ISO 15156-1 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production — Part 1: General principles for selection of cracking-resistant materials*， 2020-11-17 Update
ISO 15156-2 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*， 2020-11-17 Update
ISO 15156-3 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*， 2020-11-17 Update
ISO 15589-1 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries - Cathodic protection of pipeline systems - Part 1: On-land pipelines*， 2015-03-01 Update
ISO 15589-2 Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy*， 2024-02-01 Update
ISO 15590-1 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Induction bends, fittings and flanges for pipeline transportation systems - Part 1: Induction bends*， 2018-09-30 Update
ISO 15590-2 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Factory bends, fittings and flanges for pipeline transportation systems - Part 2: Fittings*， 2021-07-31 Update
ISO 15590-3 Petroleum and natural gas industries — Factory bends, fittings and flanges for pipeline transportation systems — Part 3: Flanges*， 2022-03-21 Update
ISO 15649 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Piping
ISO 3183:2007 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems
ISO 3977 Gas turbines - Procurement; Amendment 1: Basic procurement information for combined-cycle plants
BS EN 14161:2011 history
2011BS EN 14161:2011+A1:2015 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Pipeline transportation systems
2011BS EN 14161:2011 Petroleum and natural gas industries. Pipeline transportation systems
2003BS EN 14161:2003 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems