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DEP SPECIFICATION EXTERNAL POLYETHYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE COATING FOR LINE PIPE AMENDMENTS/SUPPLEMENTS TO ISO/DIS 21809-1:2009 DEP 1-Gen. February 2011 DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PRACTICE ? 2011 Shell Group of companies All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, published or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner or Shell Global Solutions International BV. DEP 1-Gen. February 2011 PREFACE DEP Design and Engineering Practice publications reflect the views, at the time of publication, of Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Shell GSI and, in some cases, of other Shell Companies. These views are based on the experience acquired during involvement with the design, construction, operation and maintenance of processing units and facilities. Where deemed appropriate DEPs are based on, or reference international, regional, national and industry standards. The objective is to set the recommended standard for good design and engineering practice to be applied by Shell companies in oil and gas production, oil refining, gas handling, gasification, chemical processing, or any other such facility, and thereby to help achieve maximum technical and economic benefit from standardization. The information set forth in these publications is provided to Shell companies for their consideration and decision to implement. This is of particular importance where DEPs may not cover every requirement or diversity of condition at each locality. The system of DEPs is expected to be sufficiently flexible to allow individual Operating Units to adapt the information set forth in DEPs to their own environment and requirements. When Contractors or Manufacturers/Suppliers use DEPs, they shall be solely responsible for such use,