文档介绍：American Petroleum Institute
Great ideas flow from here.
2003
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APIAmerican Petroleum Institute
Great ideas flow from here. Technology has transformed the way we explore for and produce oil
and natural gas. We do amazing things miles below the sea and the earth’s surface to bring to market the oil
and natural gas that support the way of life Americans and others e to enjoy and appreciate. Much
of what the industry has plished in identifying, producing and delivering these products to consumers
is featured in this catalog in the form of standards and technical publications, the information the industry
relies on to get the job done right.
Standards API® distributes more than 200,000 publications every year, to every corner of the globe. The publications,
technical standards, and electronic and online products we furnish are designed to help the industry improve
the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their operations, comply with legislative and regulatory requirements,
safeguard the health and safety of industry employees and the public, and protect the environment.
Information
Technology
API has developed some 550 equipment and operating standards that are used around the world every day.
They are the industry’s collective wisdom on everything from drilling equipment to environmental protection.
In fact, federal and state laws and regulations have long referenced API Standards, and they are increasingly
Statistics being adopted by ISO, the anization for Standardization, a global federation of more than
100 national standards groups.
Policy and We also publish Information Technology standards covering a range of issues such as EDI, e-business,
Economic munications, and information technology applications for the oil and natural gas industry. As the oil
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and natural gas industry’s “think tank,” API sponsors research that runs the gamut from economic analysis
to toxicological testing