Laboratory Testing of Crude Oil, Petroleum Products and Gases
JSC "BUREAU VERITAS RUS" has for more than 20 years successfully carried out various laboratory tests of crude oil, petroleum products and gases at locations across the country.
ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION OF COMPETENCE
Recognition of competence and confirmation of compliance with the criteria applicable to a testing laboratory's activities allow test results to be used as evidence in disputes and proceedings, including court proceedings:
- The laboratories are accredited by the Russian national accreditation body (Rosakkreditatsiya) for compliance with GOST ISO/IEC 17025-2019;
- The laboratories are listed in the national section of the Unified Register of Conformity Assessment Bodies of the Eurasian Economic Union;
- The laboratories have received a recognition certificate from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF COMMODITY GOODS
One of the core activities of JSC "Bureau Veritas Rus" is the quality assessment of various commodity goods, including crude oil, petroleum products and gases. These include:
- crude oil and gas condensate
- naphtha
- motor gasolines
- diesel fuels
- oils and lubricants
- marine fuels
- aviation fuels
- fuel oils
- vacuum gasoil
- bitumen
- other petroleum-refining and petrochemical products
- liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
- natural gas
OUR OWN LABORATORIES ACROSS RUSSIA
Our laboratories are located at all major points through which the main cargo flow passes.
Northwest: St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga, Primorsk, Vysotsk, Kaliningrad, Murmansk
South: Novorossiysk, Taman, Tuapse, Rostov-on-Don
Far East: Vladivostok, Nakhodka
Central region: Volgograd, Saratov, Novokuibyshevsk, Nizhnekamsk, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod.
BUREAU VERITAS INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY NETWORK
For specific analyses that are not in demand on our domestic market but are used abroad, we can quickly forward samples to Bureau Veritas's largest laboratories, located in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and other cities (Map of BV laboratories worldwide).
THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATE
issued by us based on the results of laboratory testing, is a reliable guarantee of the quality of the tested product, recognized by the largest oil companies and traders in Russia and abroad..
SAMPLING
The most important factor in determining product quality is the correct procedure for sampling a batch for subsequent laboratory testing. Using special equipment, our specialists will promptly collect samples and deliver them to the laboratory..
At the client's request, sampling can be carried out in accordance with GOST 2517, GOST 31873, GOST 52659, ASTM D 4057 from:
- rail and road tankers;
- oil tankers and barges
- steel tanks
- underground storage facilities
- repackaged product (drums, canisters)
- pipelines
