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Singapore Petroleum Company holds a 50% interest in SRC, whose refinery can process 290,000 barrels of crude per day; Chevron holds the other 50%.
Singapore's crude refining is run by ExxonMobil, Singapore Refining Company and Aster, with facilities on Jurong Island and Pulau Bukom. Singapore Refining Company operates a Jurong Island refinery capable of processing 290,000 barrels of crude oil a day, supplying fuel products and chemical feedstocks to domestic and export markets. An ATEX and IECEx mobile phone distributor in Singapore refineries would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Singapore refineries has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. Operator approval runs on its own timeline. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Marking | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 on the rating plate | Design target; not yet marked |
| EU-type examination certificate | Notified body number and certificate ID | In progress with TÜV; not issued |
| IECEx certificate of conformity | Number listed on the IECEx online register | In progress; not issued |
| Where it applies | Singapore refineries: Jetties, Utility and cogeneration areas, Refinery process units | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Singapore Refinery. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
The companies on site and the hazardous-area types a handset is likely to meet there.
Singapore Petroleum Company holds a 50% interest in SRC, whose refinery can process 290,000 barrels of crude per day; Chevron holds the other 50%.
Aster describes the Pulau Bukom refinery as operating at 237,000 barrels per day.
The organisation includes dedicated functions for process safety, reliability and maintenance, and procurement and warehouse, which are the usual contacts for contractors and equipment suppliers.
The refinery's published rules state that mobile phones and other electrical or electronic equipment must not be used in the process plant area or other classified hazardous areas.
Jurong Rock Caverns store crude oil, condensate, naphtha and gasoil underground nearby, supporting feedstock flexibility for refiners on Jurong Island.
Visitors surrender contraband such as matches and lighters, declare cameras, computers and laptops, wear a security pass at all times and stay with their sponsor inside the refinery.
ATEX is the European legal framework for equipment used in explosive atmospheres (Directive 2014/34/EU). IECEx is the international certification scheme built on the IEC 60079 standards. Buyers outside Europe often ask for both: an IECEx certificate is the technical evidence most national regimes build on, while ATEX is the legal route into the European market.
For the IS-04Z1 both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and neither certificate has been issued. The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4: equipment Group II (surface industry), Category 2 (Zone 1 gas), protection concept ib (intrinsic safety), gas group IIC and temperature class T4.
In Singapore refineries. Reviewers at Singapore's refineries would expect ATEX and IECEx evidence, since turnaround contractors and licensors work across several refineries and countries. The IS-04Z1 certification is in progress, so only a datasheet is available now. ExxonMobil, Singapore Refining Company and Aster each decide what they accept, so evidence may need adapting per site.
A distributor for Singapore refineries would carry the IS-04Z1 after certification completes; the Q4 2026 launch is the planning date and no appointment has been made. SAMS reviews applicants one by one and prefers companies with their own Ex-competent technical and service staff, since certified devices must not be repaired outside approved channels.
Not today. Until the certificates are issued the IS-04Z1 stays out of classified areas, and until launch there is nothing to purchase. You can ask for the datasheet and the certification schedule, or book a safe-area evaluation unit.
There is no list price yet. SAMS gives indicative pre-launch pricing in writing, against a stated quantity and site, and does not commit to a lead time before certification completes.
Not yet. Both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and no certificate has been issued. Any listing that says otherwise is wrong.
Likely candidates are refinery process units, crude and product storage, jetties, utility and cogeneration areas. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Singapore refineries.
One refinery on Jurong Island publishes a ban on mobile phones and other electrical or electronic equipment in its process plant and classified hazardous areas. Devices certified for the zone may be allowed only with prior approval, so ask your sponsor before the visit.
Typically a visitor pass at the island checkpoint, a plant security pass, an indemnity form, security screening, declaration of electronic equipment and an escort by a named sponsor for the whole visit. Allow extra time at the gate and arrive with approved paperwork.
Hydrogen is a Group IIC gas, so any unit handling it can call for IIC equipment, whereas many fuels fall in IIA or IIB. The IS-04Z1 target marking includes IIC but is not yet issued. Ask the refinery which units hold hydrogen.
More on Singapore Refinery, and on other places in Singapore.
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule.