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  • Alaska, State of
  • American Petroleum Institute (API)
  • Australia, Nation of
  • California, State of
  • Canada, Nation of
  • Colorado, State of
  • DNV (Det Norske Veritas)
  • European Union
  • International Electrotechnical Commission
  • Illinois, State of
  • International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  • International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
  • International Safety Management Code (ISM)
  • International Standards Organization (ISO)
  • Louisiana, State of
  • Michigan, State of
  • North Dakota, State of
  • New Mexico, State of
  • Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association (NOGEPA)
  • Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NORSOK)
  • Norwegian Oil and Gas Association
  • International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP)
  • Ohio, State of
  • Oklahoma, State of
  • Pennsylvania, State of
  • Thailand, Nation of
  • Russian Federation, Nation of
  • Texas, State of
  • United Kingdom, Nation of
  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
  • United States, Nation of
  • Wyoming, State of