Petroperu is Peru's state-owned oil company, wholly owned by the State since 1969, covering refining, pipeline transport and fuel marketing. It operates the Talara, Conchan and Iquitos refineries and the Oleoducto Norperuano pipeline. This page sets out how an IECEx smartphone supply route to Petroperu will work for the IS-04Z1, and what is and is not available before launch.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. An IECEx smartphone for Petroperu cannot be bought yet: the SAMS IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued), and the datasheet, certification schedule and safe-area evaluation units are available now.
For the record, no certificate exists for the IS-04Z1 today. The programme is under way ahead of a Q4 2026 launch. A buyer's engineering review is separate from the certificate. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of conformity | Number checkable on the IECEx online register | In progress; not issued |
| Standards edition | The IEC 60079 edition the certificate cites | Stated on the certificate when issued |
| Schedule of conditions | Limits of use, batteries and accessories | Published with the certificate |
| Where it applies | Petroperu: Refinery process units, Crude and product storage, Pipeline pumping stations | Classified by the site operator |
An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Peru. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
Where it operates and the kinds of classified area a handset would meet there.
Petroperu maintains a Qualified Supplier Registration System (Registro de Proveedor Calificado) in which supplier information is validated by Achilles Peru; requirements are published on its website. The Ex certificate and an organisation's own vendor or engineering approval are two separate timelines; SAMS is working towards both and holds neither today.
The company is dedicated to the transport, refining, distribution and commercialisation of fuels and other petroleum products, so its hazardous areas are refineries, terminals, pipeline stations and fuel depots rather than oil fields alone.
In 2011 Petroperu took part in building the Southern Pipeline and invested about 400 million dollars in an ethane pipeline starting at Pisco, adding pipeline and gas handling sites.
Oilfield discoveries in the northern jungle of Loreto helped increase extraction and refining, so supply chains stretch from the Amazon region to coastal refineries such as Talara.
Petroperú's North Peruvian Pipeline is 1,106 km long, crosses the coast, highlands and jungle through Loreto, Amazonas, Cajamarca, Lambayeque and Piura, and has carried more than 900 million barrels of oil.
IECEx is the international scheme for certifying equipment used in explosive atmospheres. A certificate of conformity is issued by an accredited certification body against a specific edition of the IEC 60079 standards and carries a schedule of conditions of safe use. It is not a legal requirement in most countries on its own, but many national schemes accept it as the technical basis.
The IECEx certificate for the IS-04Z1 is in progress and has not been issued. The marking target is Ex ib IIC T4, the intrinsic safety concept for Zone 1 gas with the hardest gas group (IIC) and a 135 °C temperature class.
In Petroperu. Where international contractors and visiting EPCs work on Peruvian refinery or pipeline projects, IECEx paperwork is a common language. A reviewer should read the certificate of conformity together with its schedule of conditions. The IS-04Z1 is designed for IECEx, and certification is in progress, so no document can be supplied yet.
Nothing can be bought for Petroperu today: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch, and SAMS will supply end users through authorised distributors once certificates exist. What a buyer can do now is take the specification, ask for the written certification schedule and arrange a safe-area evaluation, so that the right local channel contacts you at launch.
The technical specification, marking target and conditions of use, sent by email.
Which certificates are in progress, in what order, and what is still to be confirmed.
Evaluation units can be used for connectivity, MDM enrolment and workflow testing outside classified areas.
Tell us the site, zone, gas group and quantity so the right authorised distributor can contact you.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
No. The IECEx certificate is in progress and has not been issued. SAMS will publish the number when it exists.
Petroperu maintains a Qualified Supplier Registration System (Registro de Proveedor Calificado) in which supplier information is validated by Achilles Peru; requirements are published on its website.
Through authorised distributors once certificates exist. Until then SAMS can send the datasheet and certification schedule and arrange safe-area evaluation units.
Talara is a hot, dry coastal location with sea air, while the northern jungle areas are humid, rainy and remote, with long access times. Handheld devices should have good ingress protection, corrosion resistance and a wide temperature range; confirm local limits with the operator.
State enterprises normally buy through formal procurement processes with registration and technical evaluation. There is no public approved list for hazardous-area devices, so confirm current registration and certification requirements directly with Petroperu's procurement and HSE departments.
The sheet states that Petroperu maintains a Qualified Supplier Registration System, in which supplier information is validated by Achilles Peru, and that requirements are published on its website. Check the current requirements with Petroperu's procurement team. The IS-04Z1 is pre-launch and has no certificate.
More on Petroperu, and on other places in Peru.
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
Send the zone and gas group of your site and we will reply with the datasheet and schedule.
