API's mission is to promote safety across the industry globally and to influence public policy in support of a strong, viable U.S. oil and natural gas industry.

Mike Sommers American Petroleum Institute

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.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America is dedicated to ensuring a strong, viable domestic oil and natural gas industry, recognizing that an adequate and secure supply of energy is essential to the national economy.

The lawsuits allege that API funded scientists known to deny or underplay climate changes, and gave millions of dollars to ostensibly independent organisations, such as the Cato Institute and the George C Marshall Institute, which denied or downplayed the growing environmental crisis.

Washington DC API operates from offices in Washington DC, Houston, Beijing, Dubai and Rio de Janeiro. Only API offices in Washington DC and Houston are involved with operational issues (i.e., auditor selection, audit scheduling, client audit reviews). Representatives based in the other locations are information sources.

API stands for the American Petroleum Institute, which is the industry organization that created this measure. Calculation of API gravity. API is calculated from a hydrocarbon's specific gravity using this formula: API = (141.5/Specific Gravity) - 131.5. API gravity of crude oil grades.

Founded in 1918, the American Gas Association (AGA) educates the public about the importance of natural gas, supports natural gas utilities in their efforts to make their operations safer, more efficient and more environmentally-friendly, and serves as a resource for local, state and federal policymakers when it comes ...

The Panalpina Bribery Scandal. An investigation into widespread corruption in the oil and gas industry revealed a scheme by six oil and gas companies to use a third party to pay and conceal bribes to foreign officials.

Some major controversies of this industry include: Cyberattacks on infrastructure. Drilling and pipelines on Indigenous nations' lands. Drilling and pipelines near national parks.

ExxonMobil ExxonMobil is the largest United States-based oil and gas producing company.

There are four different types of APIs commonly used in web services: public, partner, private and composite. In this context, the API "type" indicates the intended scope of use.