Category API Standards

A comprehensive overview of the recommended practice for developing, implementing, and evaluating public awareness programs to enhance pipeline safety and stakeholder communication Public awareness is a critical component of pipeline integrity management. An informed public, emergency responders, and local officials…

Understanding the scope, technical requirements, and compliance strategies of API’s recommended practice for pipeline integrity management. API RP 1160-2013, titled Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines, is a recommended practice published by the American Petroleum Institute (API). It provides…

Technical Insights into Subsea Manifold Engineering and Compliance Scope and Application API RP 1141-1994 provides a comprehensive framework for the engineering, fabrication, installation, and operation of subsea manifold systems used in offshore oil and gas developments. The manifold is a…

A Recommended Practice for Pipelines and Hazardous Liquid Storage Facilities Scope and Purpose API Recommended Practice (RP) 1133-2005 (reaffirmed 2010), titled Managing Hydrocarbon Releases during Operations and Maintenance, provides guidance for personnel involved in the operation and maintenance of pipelines…

Engineering Guidelines for Safe Relocation and Adjustment of Operating Pipelines Introduction and Scope API RP 1117-2008 (2013), officially titled API Recommended Practice 1117, Second Edition, November 2008, Reaffirmed June 2013, provides engineering guidelines for the movement of pipelines that remain…

Operational Guidelines for Integrity and Safety of Solution-Mined Storage Caverns API RP 1115-1994 (2012), formally titled Recommended Practice for the Operation of Solution-Mined Underground Storage Caverns, provides operators with essential guidance for the safe and efficient management of underground storage…

Comprehensive Recommended Practice for Subsea Pumping and Boosting Applications in Offshore Oil & Gas Scope and Applicability API Recommended Practice 1114, first edition published in 2013, provides comprehensive guidance for the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of subsea booster systems…

A Technical Overview of Design, Construction, Operation, and Maintenance Guidelines Introduction API RP 1113-2007 (2012) is a recommended practice published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) that provides guidelines for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of offshore and…

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…