ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 5. The Crude Oil Testing Laboratory in Hazar, which operates under the Product Quality Testing Research Sector of the Central Laboratory at the State Service "Turkmenstandartlary," has received an international accreditation certificate from the National Accreditation Authority of Hungary (NAH) with Certificate No. NAH-1-1938/2024, Trend reports.
As the Head of the Scientific-Methodological Marketing and International Practices Department at the State Reference Center of Turkmenistan, this marks the first time a testing laboratory within the Main State Service "Turkmenstandartlary" has been accredited under the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard. This internationally recognized standard outlines the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
Following the accreditation, the Hazar laboratory has applied for authorization to perform crude oil testing using several internationally approved methods: Density and Relative Density Measurement: Conducted with a digital densitometer according to ASTM D 4052-96; Water Content Determination: Performed using the distillation method based on ASTM D 4006 and GOST 33700-2015; Salt (Chlorides) Content Determination: Using the electrometric method in accordance with ASTM D 3230; Sediment Content Determination: Carried out through the extraction method following ASTM D 473 and DIN 51789; Pour Point Determination: Conducted for petroleum products according to ASTM D 5853–09.
The primary objective of this accreditation is to ensure the reliability and accuracy of test results while enabling international recognition.
To note, ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation enhances the laboratory’s ability to demonstrate testing competence and provides assurance that its results meet global standards. Accredited test protocols are accepted internationally without the need for further verification, fostering international trade and cooperation.
