T e ArcticCold Weather OpsCold Weather OpsImproving and updating Arctic design standards for material, equipment, and of shore structures for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. By Andrew Safereventy representatives from seven on Arctic Operations (ISO TC 67 SC8) standards for material, equipment, and countries met for two days in St. which focused on advancements in stan- offshore structures for the petroleum, SJohn’s, Newfoundland and Labra- dards with regard to (1) ice management petrochemical and natural gas indus-dor in early October 2013 to further the (led by Canada), (2) escape, evacuation tries. creation of standards for resource devel- and rescue (Russia), (3) environmental opment in the Arctic. monitoring (Russia), (4) working envi- Out in FrontThe countries represented included ronment (Norway), (5) land extension Recalling his