Onshore and offshore pipelines, throughout their entire life cycle, that are used to collect hydrocarbons and transport oil, natural gas, petroleum products and petrochemicals; and pipelines used in natural gas processing and oil refining processes and for the distribution of natural gas and petroleum products. Pipelines that are out of operation (temporarily or after having been abandoned), and pipelines which have not yet been built or are inactive, are also included.

Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-009-ASEA-2017, Administración de la integridad de ductos de recolección, transporte y distribución de hidrocarburos, petrolíferos y petroquímicos (Draft Mexican Official Standard PROY-NOM-009-ASEA-2017: Management of the integrity of pipelines used to collect, transport and distribute hydrocarbons, petroleum products and petrochemicals) (41 pages, in Spanish)

The notified draft Mexican Official Standard is generally applicable and mandatory throughout national territory and defines the steps for data collection, integration and analysis; risk analysis; integrity inspection and analysis; maintenance and mitigation activities; and evaluation of the implementation of the integrity management process for onshore and offshore pipelines, throughout their entire life cycle.