Category API Standards

Guidelines for detecting coating defects in buried and submerged pipelines using high-voltage DC inspection methods API RP 1112-1997 (R2011), Recommended Practice for High-Voltage Electrical Inspection of Pipelines, establishes uniform procedures for detecting holidays, voids, and thin spots in protective coatings…

A Comprehensive Guide to Limit State Design for Subsea Pipeline Integrity API Recommended Practice 1111, Fifth Edition (2015) provides a comprehensive framework for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of offshore hydrocarbon pipelines using limit state design (LSD) principles. Recognized…

Understanding the Scope, Requirements, and Compliance for Pipeline Integrity Assurance Scope of API RP 1110-2013 API RP 1110-2013, titled Recommended Practice for Pressure Testing of Steel Pipelines for the Transportation of Gas, Petroleum Gas, and Hazardous Liquids, provides industry consensus…

A Comprehensive Overview of Scope, Technical Requirements, and Compliance Strategies API RP 1109-2010 provides a comprehensive recommended practice for the installation, testing, and operation of liquid hydrocarbon pipeline and piping systems. This standard establishes minimum requirements to ensure safety, reliability,…

Scope, Technical Requirements, Implementation, and Compliance Guidelines for Safe and Efficient Pipeline Pigging API RP 1107-1991, ‘Recommended Practice for Pipeline Pigging Operations,’ sets forth industry-accepted guidelines for the design, selection, operation, and maintenance of pipeline pigging systems. Developed by the…

Comprehensive Guide to Steel Pipeline Crossing Design Under Rail and Road Loads Scope and Purpose of API RP 1102 (2007/2012, errata5–2014) API Recommended Practice 1102, initially published in 2007 and reaffirmed in 2012 with the inclusion of errata 5 through…

“content”: “ API Recommended Practice 1102 (Seventh Edition, 2007, Reaffirmed 2012) provides engineering criteria and design procedures for steel pipelines that cross active railroad tracks and public or private highway rights-of-way. Widely referenced by U.S. federal codes (49 CFR 192,…

Guidelines for Managing Hot Work Hazards and Reducing Fire Risks in Upstream and Downstream Operations Hot work operations such as welding, cutting, grinding, and other spark‑ or flame‑producing activities present significant fire and explosion hazards in petroleum and petrochemical environments.…

Comprehensive Technical Overview of Recommended Practices for Safe, Efficient, and Compliant Loading Operations Scope of API RP 1004-2003 API RP 1004-2003, Bottom Loading and Vapor Recovery for MC-306 & DOT-406 Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles, establishes recommended practices for the design,…

Comprehensive Framework for Risk Assessment and Hazard Mitigation in Oil and Gas Operations 1. Scope and Application API RP 3000-2014 provides a recommended practice for managing public safety hazards and risks associated with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of…