ASTM/ASME/API/RSPP
Standards Workshop
Chip Evans
Manager – Global Industry Services
American Petroleum Institute
April 2014
API’s Supplier Certification Program
Presentation covers:
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API’s Monogram Program
How Manufacturers Qualify
How Manufacturers Benefit
How Users Benefit
How to Locate ‘Licensees’
By the Numbers
Conclusions
API’s Monogram Program
Established in 1924 “to facilitate the availability of safe,
interchangeable equipment and materials for general use in the
petroleum drilling and production industry.”
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API product standards promote equipment interchangeability and
include elements of safety to reduce risk to people and operations
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Monogram facilitates the availability of equipment by identifying
manufacturers able to comply with API product standards – globally
API’s Monogram Program
What it is:
A certification program that identifies manufacturers of new
equipment in accordance with an API product standard while
operating in accordance API’s quality management standard
What it is not:
A certification scheme required of manufacturers to sell products
into the USA
How API Standards Join the Monogram Program
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Manufacturers and Users decide to standardize a product
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An API Committee is formed and a standard is written
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The Standard is reviewed for auditability and revised, if necessary
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API Staff and API Auditors are trained in the use of the Standard
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The Standard joins the Monogram Program
How Manufacturers Qualify
Manufacturers must implement and maintain at all times QMSs compliant with API
Spec Q1
• API Spec Q1 includes 93 requirements in addition to ISO 9001
Manufacturers must have the technical capability to comply with an API product
standard
• 79 API product specifications covering approximately 315 products
• 66 upstream standards, 9 downstream standards, 4 supply chain standards
Manufacturers must successfully pass an intensive on-site API audit
All API certification decisions are made by API staff in Washington DC - centralized
All ‘licensees’ pledge to maintain this level of quality and technical capability
How Manufacturers Benefit
API product standards include requirements manufacturers accept
Manufacturers supply what customers need using purchasing Annexes
in API standards
Manufacturers realize improvements in quality by complying with API’s
industry specification QMS standard
How Manufacturers Benefit
Manufacturers improve technically through API product specifications
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Licensees learn best practices
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Licensees have minimum facility requirements
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Licensees perform tests and inspections
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Employees are technically capable
Manufacturers reach new markets – domestically and internationally
How Users Benefit
API product standards include requirements Users accept
Users order want they need using purchasing Annexes in API
standards
Users save time and money with fewer supplier audits
Users report non-conforming Monogram-marked equipment
How Users Benefit
Only Monogram Licensees may apply the Monogram mark to products
API’s Monogram mark and the Manufacturer’s name are both found on
the licensed product
Users have access to thousands of API pre-qualified equipment
suppliers
How to Locate Licensees
The API Composite List: http://compositelist.api.org/
Search by
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Company Name
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Certificate Number
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API Standard
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Product
Updated daily
Monogram Licensees in Russia
By the Numbers
API in Russia
Licensed Companies
API Worldwide
66 Companies licensed or applying
4332 Licensed or Applying
Applications from Russia doubled
previous best in 2012
7,249 Licenses
72 Countries
20% USA and 80% non-USA
Qualified Auditors
5 Auditors
150 Auditors
Most popular API Specs
API Specs 5CT, 5L, 6D, 7-1, 10A
Same, but includes API Spec 6A
Upstream, Downstream, Supply Chain
API Resources
Russian Register in Petersburg
Offices in Houston, Beijing, Singapore,
Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, and soon Europe
Conclusions
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Monogram Program was created for industry by industry
Monogram Program is managed by an industry committee of
Manufacturers and Users
Monogram licensees meet API’s high standards for quality and
products
ALL licensees are manufacturers with capabilities proven through
intensive on-site API audits
Russian participation in the Monogram Program is growing
API seeks new relationships (MOUs) with Russian organizations to
expand the knowledge of API standards and certifications
ASTM/ASME/API/RSPP
Standards Workshop
Chip Evans
Manager – Global Industry Services
evanst@api.org