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AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE - API (PETROLEUM)

What is API - Petroleum?

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. It claims to represent nearly 600 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution and many other aspects of the petroleum industry.

The association describes its mission as to promote safety across the industry globally and influence public policy in support of a strong, viable U.S. oil and natural gas industry.

API’s chief functions on behalf of the industry include advocacy, negotiation, and lobbying with governmental, legal, and regulatory agencies; research into economic, toxicological, and environmental effects; establishment and certification of industry standards; and education outreach. 

API both funds and conducts research related to many aspects of the petroleum industry.

Benefits of API - Petroleum Certification

Improved Revenue

Businesses can increase revenues and become more marketable only if they are compliant and achieved API certification.

Customer satisfaction

Deliver products that consistently meet customer requirements and a service that is dependable and can be relied on.

Timely Delivery

Poor on-time deliveries is a big sure way to lose customers and also the reworks that consume lots of business hours.

Drives Customers

The success of any business lies in its customers, Getting API certified, will open up doors for your organization to do business with potential customers and helps in targeting companies with deeper pockets.

Keeps You Unique

A better way to stand out from competitors is always offering or having something that they don’t have and provide.

Continual Business Improvements

Improvements in any business do not simply occur or it may not stick to a negative event. Organizations should proactively and continually look for ways to improve processes, procedures and therefore qualified to its customers.

Who can be certified API - Petroleum Certification?

API are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators, and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.

Manufacturing Companies

Service Sector

Petroleum Industry

Electrical Industry

Piping Equipment

Gas Equipment

Machine Supply

Pipe Fitting

Engineering Industry

Panel Gas Supply

Oil & Gas Industry

Petroleum Equipment

Chemical Industry

Gas Meter Equipment

Electrical

Offshore Industry

Document required for API - Petroleum Certification

  • System Manual
  • System Procedure
  • Policy
  • Objectives
  • Mission & Vision
  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
  • Checklist
  • Forms
  • Formats
  • Records

The extent of Documented Information differs as per:

  • Organization’s size
  • Activities performed by the organization
  • Processes undertaken by the Organization
  • Products and services offered by the organization
  • The complexity of processes undertaken
  • Competence of persons involved

Role of Shamkris and Process of API - Petroleum Certification

Shamkris adopts a results-oriented approach to effective system implementation in the organization. A simple and practical method of system implementation helps organizations increase business efficiency and sustainability. Shamkris supports 100% documentation to obtain an accreditation body of success in addition to enhanced performance.

The implementation process is described below:

Time Frame

Task

Process

Day 1

GAP Analysis
Certification Body
Selection
Cost Estimates

  • Finding the GAP between existing system related to API requirements
  • Selecting the appropriate certification Body
  • Based on the scope of your business & certification Body you choose

Week 1

Developing Documents

  • Management System Manual, Management System Procedures, Policy, Objectives, Forms etc.
  • Review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Week 4

Implementing Management System

  • API Awareness training for the top management and staff
  • Implementing a well-documented management system throughout the organization

Week 8

Internal Audit
MRM
CAPA

  • Internal audits identifying nonconformities related to API requirements
  • Management Review Meetings
  • Corrective and Preventive Action plan for nonconformities

Week 10

Certification Body
Audit
N-C Closing

  • Shamkris acts on your behalf and assists you in the third-party audit
  • Closing of any nonconformities identified by the certification Body

Week 12

Certification Body

  • API certificates issued for 3 years
  • Surveillance Audits yearly

Year on Year

Yearly Compliance

  • Support of Yearly documentation for audit

FAQ

In its first 100 years, API has developed more than 700 standards to enhance operational safety, environmental protection, and sustainability across the industry, especially through these standards being adopted globally.

API Certified is a classification that identifies the licensed organizations belonging to the petroleum industry, which have passed the quality test and complied to the specifications set by the American Petroleum Institute.
API gravity is a commonly used index of the density of a crude oil or refined products. API stands for the American Petroleum Institute, which is the industry organization that created this measure.
The American Petroleum Institute, API, is a U.S.A trade association for the oil and natural gas industry.