Proficiency Test on Crude Oil started

The report forms and letters of instruction can be downloaded here as Word document. To download a document, please click the right mouse button and choose the "save as" option.

Download the report forms (iis14R01) of this Proficiency Test on Crude Oil here: report form and the letter of instructions.

Summary of this proficiency test:

On 22 October 2014 the proficiency test on Crude Oil started with 157 participants from 54 different countries.

On that date, the sample was dispatched to the laboratories. Enclosed to the sample were the instructions to the participants for this proficiency test, forms for the reporting of the analysis results and the material safety data sheet (MSDS).

The sample has to be analyzed on: TAN ,BSW, Density , API Gravity, Light ends, Pour Point, Salt, Sediment, Total Sulphur, Total Mercury , Viscosity @ 40ºC, Molecular Mass average and Water.

The deadline for reporting results is set on 21 November 2014. A laboratory that sends in results after deadline will definitely not get direct feedback in case any of its results are suspect! So be in good time to get the most out of this proficiency test.

The test results can also be reported via our internet based "results reporting platform". A login and a password can be requested via email to iisnl@sgs.com