The 2024 Exploration and Production Winter Standards Meeting will be held Monday, January 22 - Friday, January 26, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. It will be open to industry professionals who wish to participate.
Reason For Attending
Participation in the Exploration & Production Standards Meeting, remains an invaluable opportunity to be a part of how the U.S. petroleum industry developsand maintains state-of-the-art standards.
The development of consensus standards is one of API's oldest and most successful programs. It covers about 550 standards for all segments of the oil and natural gas industry. The breadth of this vital program is an important indication of the varied industry contacts that attendees can make during the sessions and networking opportunities.
The Committee on Standardization of Oilfield Equipment and Materials, CSOEM, is responsible for approximately 400 standards, of which approximately 275 of those standards forming the basis of the API Monogram Program.
In accordance with our ANSI accredited Procedures for Standards Development, which state the following regarding openness and meeting procedures, emphasis added:
- 5.2 Due Process
5.2.1 Openness
Participation in API standards activities is open to all parties (persons and organizations) that have a direct and material interest in the subject of a standard. - 5.2.2 Balance
5.2.2.1 Overview
API seeks broad input to its standardization activities including the participation of all parties representing interest categories appropriate to the nature of the standard and allows for open attendance at standards meetings. - 5.10 Standards Meeting Procedures
5.10.1 General
Committees dealing with standards activities shall meet as needed to conduct their work. Except for those portions of meetings dealing with policy and/or budget issues, standards meetings are open to all interested parties.
