The eleventh edition of API Spec 5CT Casing and Tubing was published in December 2023

The API Individual Certification Program (ICP) is designed to assess the knowledge and experience of individuals working in specific areas of the oil, petrochemical and gas industry. Individuals can obtain API Personal Inspector certification to enhance their professional knowledge and skills in order to promote their career development. At the same time, the ICP program helps drive safety and operational integrity in the oil and gas industry.ICP program sets up 21 kinds of examination items, mo

This standard covers polyethylene piping (PE) for the production and transportation of oil, natural gas, mixed phase fluids, and non-potable water. It is mainly suitable for new construction, renewal, pipeline extension and repair of aboveground or buried pipelines.

The sixth edition of API Std 611 General Purpose Steam Turbines for the Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industries was published in June 2022.

The first edition of API TR 522 computing Technical Report for Pressure Relief Systems was published in April 2022. The technical report provides formulas and examples of pressure relief system calculation. It is the user's responsibility to calculate and refer to the appropriate formula. This report contains calculation examples of various formulas and methods for pressure relief systems from API publications.

The fourth edition of API RP 13K Barite Chemical Analysis has been published in March 2022.Barite can be used to increase the density of drilling fluid.Barite is a mined product that contains a large number of minerals in addition to its main ingredient, barium sulfate.

The important factors of flare gas flow measurement include statistics, material balance, energy saving, emission reduction and supervision.The torch is a safe discharge system that is often subject to unpredictable flow rates and different components.For safety reasons, even for a short period of time, the torch is not suitable to stop working for measurement.

The first edition of API Std 975 "Quality Control of Refractory Installations - Inspection and testing of refractory brick Systems and materials" was published in November 2021.This standard provides a quality control procedure for the installation of aluminum silicate dense insulated firebrick systems and can be used as a supplement to the owner's specification.Materials, equipment and personnel are qualified by the described methods and the quality of refractories used is closely

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released a new standard that provides a framework for pipeline operators to develop comprehensive pipeline facility integrity management programs to improve efficiency, prevent accidents, and further reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

API Spec 17D subsea Wellhead And Tree Equipment, Third edition Erratum 1, was published in December 2021 and is effective immediately.

The Standard covers the identification, selection, reporting, validation, validation and use of steel in-pipeline testing (ILI) systems for transporting gases and hazardous liquids onshore and offshore.It includes, but is not limited to: tether, self-propelled or automated systems for detecting metal loss, cracks, mechanical damage, pipe geometry, and pipe positioning or mapping.The standard applies to prior art and technology under development.This standard is an overview document that provides

The fourth edition of API Std 677 die gear and Planetary Gear Units for General use in the Petroleum, Chemical and Natural Gas industries has been published in September 2021.The standard covers minimum requirements for enclosed single and multistage gear installations with parallel axis spur and helical gears for general use in the petroleum, chemical, and natural gas industries.General purpose die head gears manufactured according to this standard shall have pitch line speeds not exceeding 60

The first edition of API TR 934-J "Inspection, Evaluation and Repair of Coke Towers and Peripheral components in delayed Coking Units" was published in September 2021.The standard includes practical information and guidance for industry practitioners in the inspection, evaluation and maintenance of coke towers and peripheral components in delayed coking units.This guidance is general and does not contain specific design-related details of delayed coking technology or inspection tools p

The standard identifies a number of advanced and lagging process safety indicators to aid performance improvement.As a framework for measuring various activities, states or performance, the standard divides into four levels indicators that represent advances and lags in process safety.The first and second levels are suitable for public release, while the third and fourth levels can be used as internal evaluation indicators of enterprises.The standard also provides guidance on methods for develop

The third edition of API MPMS Chapter 4.8 "Operation of Verification System" was published in July 2021. This standard provides operating information for the verification of single-phase liquid hydrocarbons. This standard can be used as a reference manual for the operation of the verification system.The requirements of this standard are based on the customary practice of single-phase liquids. Mainly applies to hydrocarbons, but most of the information may apply to other liquids. The sp

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently published the 22nd edition of API Std 1104, Welding of Pipelines and Related Accessories.This important new global standard supports industry-wide concerted action to enhance environmental sustainability while meeting growing energy demand.