American Petroleum Institute (API)

Improve safety of oil and gas operations and procedures

American Petroleum Institute (API) standards advocate proven, sound engineering and operating practices and safe, interchangeable equipment and materials from drill bits to environmental protection. Included are manuals, standards, specifications, recommended practices, bulletins, guidelines and technical reports. API standards allow you to:

Improve operational excellence
Ensure compliance and safe practices
Mitigate risks in equipment failure

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Management Tools	Download standard immediately in PDF format Find active/historical documents	Download standard immediately in PDF format Set up personal watch lists Find active and historical documents Get referenced standards links Use online full-text searching and filters 24/7 via our industry-leading Engineering Workbench platform	Download standard immediately in PDF format Set up personal watch lists Find active and historical documents Get referenced standards links Use online full-text searching and filters 24/7 via our industry-leading Engineering Workbench platform
Updates	Standing order service available for updates or purchase updates separately	Receive automatic updates and email change alerts	Receive automatic updates and email change alerts
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Discounts	10% with deposit account	Custom pricing	Custom pricing
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Improve safety of oil and gas operations and procedures

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Industry Success Stories

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