NewMed Energy Approved Column Suppliers: What the Standard Really Requires
NewMed Energy (formerly Delek Drilling) is an Israeli energy company and a key partner in the Leviathan and Tamar natural gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean, offshore Israel. When a project's columns are ultimately destined for NewMed-operated or NewMed-affiliated development work, "approved supplier" isn't a marketing phrase — it's a specific, audited status that NewMed or its EPC contractor grants to individual manufacturers after a formal qualification process. For procurement and engineering teams in Italy sourcing column equipment for this kind of work, understanding what that process actually involves is far more useful than searching for a badge.
This article explains what NewMed-linked vendor approval covers, the engineering baseline it's built on, and what to look for when qualifying a column manufacturer for NewMed-linked or NewMed-grade projects.
What NewMed Energy Vendor Approval Actually Means
Vendor qualification on NewMed projects typically involves a detailed audit of a manufacturer's quality management system, welding procedures, material control, internals design capability, and documented fabrication history. That audit is usually carried out by NewMed's own engineering and inspection teams, or by a third-party inspection agency acting on its behalf, and the resulting approval is specific to the manufacturer.
Because this status is granted directly by NewMed to a named manufacturer, it isn't something any supplier can claim without going through that process. What buyers researching suppliers can assess independently — before any formal audit — is whether a manufacturer's engineering and quality practices are already built to the level NewMed requires.
The Engineering Baseline Behind NewMed-Grade Columns
Regardless of a column's final destination, the technical requirements that underpin NewMed-grade fabrication are largely the same requirements that govern quality column manufacturing generally:
Design Codes
ASME Section VIII governs the pressure-containing shell of process columns, with tray and packing internals engineered to recognized mass-transfer design practice, supplemented with client engineering standards for offshore gas-development work.
Material Traceability
Full mill test certificates and heat-number traceability carried from raw plate and forgings through to the finished, welded column shell.
Internals and Process Design
Trays, packing, distributors, and demisters engineered for the specified separation, absorption, or stripping duty and throughput.
Welding Procedure Qualification
WPS and PQR documentation, with welders individually qualified under ASME Section IX.
Non-Destructive Testing
Radiographic testing of shell and head welds, and magnetic particle or dye penetrant testing on nozzles and critical joints.
Hydrostatic Testing
A full pressure test of the assembled column, witnessed and documented, before release for shipment.
Third-Party Inspection
Hold-point sign-off from an accredited inspection body such as Lloyd's Register, Bureau Veritas, TÜV, or DNV at critical stages of fabrication.
A manufacturer that applies this level of control as standard practice — not only on projects with a named end client — is generally the one positioned to succeed if and when a formal NewMed audit takes place.
Where Notdstone Fits
Notdstone manufactures customized distillation, absorption, and stripping columns for the oil, gas, and process industries, serving Italy, the GCC, and international markets, with more than three decades of engineering experience across the team. Our fabrication and QA/QC processes are structured around the technical baseline described above — documented material traceability, ASME IX-qualified welding, comprehensive NDT, and hydrostatic testing before delivery.
To be clear with buyers researching this topic: formal vendor approval with NewMed Energy is issued directly by NewMed to specific manufacturers following its own audit process, and we're not claiming that status here. What we can speak to with confidence is the engineering rigor our columns are built to on every project.
Equipment Built to That Standard
Columns
Distillation, absorption, and stripping columns engineered for process efficiency in chemical and petrochemical service.
Pressure Vessels
ASME Section VIII-compliant vessels engineered for safe containment under demanding pressure and temperature conditions.
Storage Tanks
API 650/620-referenced tanks for liquids, gases, chemicals, and petroleum products.
Heat Exchangers
TEMA-designed shell-and-tube units for heating, cooling, condensation, and energy recovery.
Reactors
Custom-engineered reactors for controlled chemical processing and reaction management.
Process Skids
Factory-assembled modular skids integrating vessels, pumps, piping, and instrumentation to compress site installation time.
FAQWhat does "NewMed Energy approved" mean for a column supplier?
It means the manufacturer has been formally audited and accepted by NewMed Energy, covering their quality system, welding procedures, and testing capability for column fabrication.
What design code applies to NewMed-linked columns?
ASME Section VIII governs the pressure vessel shell, with internals engineered to recognized mass-transfer design practice, often supplemented with NewMed's own engineering standards for offshore gas-development work.
Do NewMed-grade columns require special materials?
For sour service or corrosive process streams, yes — NACE-compliant materials or corrosion-resistant alloys may be specified instead of standard carbon steel.
Can a manufacturer outside Israel supply NewMed-linked columns?
Yes, provided their code compliance, material traceability, and third-party inspection arrangements meet the project specification and export logistics support delivery of the finished equipment.
How can I verify a supplier's vendor-approval claim?
Ask for written confirmation of the approval status and its exact scope — which equipment categories it covers — rather than relying on a general claim.
Working With Notdstone
If your project requires columns engineered to ASME standards and manufactured under documented quality control, our engineering team can review your process requirements and provide a project-specific proposal. Get in touch with Notdstone to discuss your requirements.
