Introduction to API Certification:

API, short for American Petroleum Institute, was founded in 1919 and is the first commercial level business association in the United States. Its purpose is to connect various sectors of the petroleum industry. With the development of the petroleum industry, the number of petroleum equipment manufacturers is increasing, and the requirements for equipment standardization and safety in oil fields are also increasing. Therefore, in 1923, the first mass industry standardization organization, the Standardization Department, was established within API, later translated as API Production Department.

API Monogram Certification:

In Chinese Mainland, with the influx of a large number of foreign-funded enterprises and the need to export petroleum equipment, API specifications and standards are increasingly adopted in the production industry of petroleum equipment. Especially after China's accession to the "WTO", domestic manufacturers begin to target the international petroleum equipment market: while international buyers (customers) are full of trust in API monogram products, and Chinese suppliers can be more competitive in price, so the space for ordering petroleum equipment made in China will become larger and larger. In international market bidding and procurement activities, most buyers will also adopt API standards and obtain API certification as important qualification conditions for evaluating manufacturers. API certification has become a necessary passport for Chinese petroleum equipment to go abroad. In recent years, domestic oil companies have also listed API certification as an important qualification requirement in large-scale project bidding. It can be seen that as a production enterprise of petroleum equipment, the earlier it obtains API certification, the more business opportunities, benefits, and advantages it brings to the enterprise.

The first batch of API standards was published in 1924, and then increased year by year, forming the first bound edition in 1949. API has published numerous technical materials to date, including official publications such as Standard (Std), Specification (Spec), Recommended Practice (RP), API Bulletin (Bull), and Special Publication (Pub SP).

These standards, notifications, and recommended practices include the following:

(1) Belt;

(2) Marine structure;

(3) Cable drilling tools;

(4) Derrick and bracket;

(5) Pipeline;

(6) Valves and wellhead equipment;

(7) Rotating drilling equipment;

(8) Upgrade equipment;

(9) Steel wire rope;

(10) Oil well cement;

(11) Oil extraction equipment;

(12) Storage tank;

(13) Drilling fluid;

(14) Offshore safety and pollution prevention;

(15) Plastic pipe;

(16) Oil well control system;

(17) Shallow water oil extraction system.

In an increasingly competitive market, product quality is one of the important guarantees for a company to survive and win the market. How to prove the quality of your products to domestic and foreign users before they even know you, win their trust, and open the door to cooperation between you and users? API series product logo certificates can help you achieve this.

API Q1 certification:

In addition to the API Outline Specification as a quality system certification standard, the API organization has also developed and issued technical specifications for 54 types of petroleum equipment products based on the different products produced by enterprises applying for certification in the industry. These specifications serve as technical standards for product certification and are compatible with API Spec Q1.

API Q1 quality system certification is a way for you to prove to users that you have a complete quality management system recognized by API. Some oil and gas equipment manufacturers produce products that do not correspond to the applicable API product logo specifications, but they still want to prove to users that their products or services meet the requirements of API standards. API Q1 quality system certification can help you achieve this. API Q1 quality system certification is particularly suitable for oil and gas equipment manufacturers whose products do not have corresponding API product specifications, or companies that provide services to the oil and gas industry.

API certification cycle:

The evidence collection period is 6-8 months, and the American Petroleum Institute confirms receipt of the application fee for about a month. The name and code of the applicant manufacturer can be found on the API website. Arrange on-site audit in about 4 months; After the audit is approved, the factory will pay the on-site audit fee based on the invoice from the United States, and the certificate will be issued approximately 30 days after the audit.

API Monogram Certification Product Catalog:

API Spec 1B Oilfield Triangle Belt

API Spec 2B Structural Steel Pipe

API Spec 2C Offshore Platform Crane

API Spec 2F Anchor Chain

API Spec 2H Carbon Manganese Steel Plate for Offshore Platform Pipe Joints

API Spec 2MT1 Rolled Carbon Manganese Steel Plates for Enhancing Resilience in Offshore Structures

API Spec 2W Offshore Structural Steel Plates Produced by Thermomechanical Control Process (TMCP)

API Spec 2Y ocean structure quenched and tempered steel plate

API Spec 4F Drilling and Workover Derrick

API Spec 5B Machining, Measurement, and Inspection of Threads for Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe

API Spec 5CT casing and tubing

API Spec 5D Drill Pipe

API Spec 5L Pipeline Pipe

API Spec 5LC CRA (corrosion-resistant alloy) pipeline pipe

API Spec 5LCP Continuous Pipeline Pipe

API Spec 5LD corrosion-resistant alloy coated or lined steel pipe

API Spec 6A Wellhead Equipment and Christmas Tree

API Spec 6AV1 Verification Test for Ground and Underwater Safety Valves Used in Offshore Operations

API Spec 6D Pipeline Valves (Gate Valves, Plug Valves, Ball Valves, and Check Valves)

API Spec 6H pipe end plugs, connecting pipes, and movable joints

API Spec 7 Rotary Drill Pipe Components

API Spec 7F Chains and sprockets for oil wells

API Spec 7K Drilling Equipment

API Spec 8A Drilling and Production Enhancement

API Spec 8C Drilling and Production Enhancement (PSL1 and PSL2)

API Spec 9A Steel Wire Rope

API Spec 10A Oil Well Cement

API Spec 10D Bow shaped Spring Sleeve Stabilizer

API Spec 11AX Rod Pump and Accessories

API Spec 11B sucker rod

API Spec 11E pumping unit

API Spec 11IW Independent Wellhead Equipment

Electric prime mover for API Spec 11L6 beam pumping unit

API Spec 11N Automatic Oil Measurement Equipment for Mining Areas

API Spec 11P Combination reciprocating compressors used in oil and gas production operations

API Spec 11V1 Gas Lift Valve, Orifice Plate, Reflux Valve, and Balance Valve

API Spec 12B bolted connection oil storage tank

API Spec 12D Field Welded Oil Storage Tanks

API Spec 12F Factory Welded Oil Storage Tanks

API Spec 12GDU Ethylene Glycol Type Natural Gas Dehydration Unit

API Spec 12J Oil and Gas Separators

API Spec 12K Indirect Oilfield Heater

API Spec 12L Vertical and Horizontal Dehydrators

API Spec 12P Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Storage Tank

API Spec 13A Drilling Fluid Materials

API Spec 14A Specification for Underwater Safety Valve Equipment

API Spec 15HR High Pressure Fiberglass Pipeline Pipe

API Spec 15LE Polyethylene (PE) Pipeline Pipe

API Spec 15LR Low Pressure Fiberglass Pipeline Pipe

API Spec 15LT Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Steel Pipe

API Spec 16A Drilling Equipment

API Spec 16C Throttle and Kill Specification

API Spec 16D Drilling Control Equipment Control System

API Spec 16R marine drilling riser joint

API Spec 17D Underwater Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment

API Spec 17E Underwater Production Control Pipeline

API Spec 17J Adhesive Flexible Pipeline

API Spec 17K Unbound Flexible Pipeline

API/IP Spec 1581 Aviation Jet Fuel Filters/Separators

API/IP Spec 1583 Aircraft Fuel Filter Monitor with Absorbent Elements

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