The oil and gas industry is one of the most highly regulated industries in the world regarding safety because of the potential harm that can be done to people, the environment, and property. The offshore sector requires safe equipment to operate in a potentially hazardous environment.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the offshore industry in many places has generally required that equipment comply with the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU. This is because compliance means that the equipment has been designed to a much higher standard from the point of view of integrated explosion safety.
