API Tank Standards Update

The National Petroleum Management

Association
PETRO 2013
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Alexandria, Virginia
November 20, 2013

Steve Crimaudo
Manager, Downstream Standards
American Petroleum Institute

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 API Tank Standards Update
From API Statistics Department:
Monthly Statistical Report
August 2013 release

Total petroleum deliveries decreased by 0.7

percent from August 2012 to average 19.1 million
barrels per day in August.

For year to date, total domestic petroleum

deliveries, a measure of U.S. petroleum demand,
were up by 0.4 percent compared to the same
period last year.

www.api.org - Publications Standards & Statistics

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 API Tank Standards Update
From API Statistics Department:
Monthly Statistical Report
August 2013 release

Total motor gasoline deliveries moved up 0.4

percent from July, but were down by 0.9 percent
from August 2012 to average nearly 9.1 million
barrels per day.

For year to date, gasoline deliveries decreased by

0.3 percent compared with year to date of 2012.

Distillate Fuel Oil deliveries increased by 2.3

percent compared with August 2012 to
approximately 3.8 million barrels per day. 3
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From API Statistics Department:
Monthly Statistical Report
August 2013 release

At 1.4 million barrels per day, deliveries of

kerosine-jet fuel in August decreased by 0.3
percent from August 2012, and decreased by 2.5
per-cent from July.

This was the second lowest deliveries for the

month in 20 years, since 1993.

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From API Statistics Department:
Monthly Statistical Report
August 2013 release

U.S. crude oil production in August increased by

1.2 percent from July and was up 20.3 percent
from August 2012 to nearly 7.6 million barrels per
day.

The highest output for the month in 25 years.

www.api.org - Publications Standards & Statistics

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 API History
1919: API founded as non-profit national
trade association, New York City

1980s: API relocates to Washington, DC

1995: API Dallas Standards Office relocates

to Washington, DC

2007: Opened offices in Beijing

2011: Singapore and Dubai, UAE offices

opened
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 API Roles

Advocate industry positions on various

issues
Develop industry standards
Gather statistics
Conduct research
Inform government and public
Implement and manage quality programs
Publish technical industry information
Provide education and training

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Background on API Standards
Program
The API Standardization Department was
formed in 1923, with the first API standard
published the following year on drilling
threads.
All industry segments now active in
standardization:
Exploration and Production
Pipeline Transportation
Refining
Marketing
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 API Standards
API now publishes more than 600
technical standards covering all aspects of
the oil and natural gas industry

Foundation of Self Supporting Programs

Basis for Worldwide Operations

Core of Institutes Technical Authority

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 Standards Development

Process
The API Standards program is accredited by
the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) the program was reaccredited by ANSI
in Oct. 2011 following a 2010 audit.

- Openness, Balance, Consensus, Due Process

- Regular program audits (conducted by ANSI)

Transparent process (anyone can comment on

any document in process)

- All comments must be considered

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 Standards Development
Process
Developed by consensus (does not mean unanimity)

Committee balance between users/owner operators,

manufacturers and contractors/consultants

Standards developed using ANSI approved API

Standards Development Procedures (available on-line
at www.api.org)

API corporate membership is not a requirement

for participation on API standardization
committees.

Support from your management to participate

is.
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 Use of API Standards
De facto international standards

Adoption by reference common by State and

Federal agencies BSEE, USCG, DOT, OSHA
and EPA

API does not promote adoption - prefer

voluntary use

Written for flexibility as performance based

documents
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 API Standards Committee
Structure Committee on
Committee on
Committee on
Standardization of Refinery
Petroleum
Oilfield Equipment Equipment
Measurement
& Materials

Marketing/Aviation Drilling and Production

Pipeline Transportation Operations
Safety & Fire Protection Subcommittee

To support the Standards there are Certification programs:

API Monogram Program, Individual Certification Programs
and others,
www.api.org - Certification Programs
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 API Storage Tank Standards

API publishes over 70 standards, recommended

practices, and bulletins covering various aspects of
tank operations
Design & Construction
Inspection
Measurement and emissions
Safety & Fire Protection - Safe Entry, Overfill
Protection
Environmental - Leak detection, Release
Prevention, Emissions
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 API Storage Tank Standards

For committee access:

mycommittees.api.org/standards/cre/scast/defa
ult.aspx

Next Standards meeting:

2014 Spring Refining and Equipment Standards
Meeting
May 19 20, 2014 in Orlando, Florida
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 AST Standards - History
[From 653 - Annex A: Background on Past
Editions of API Welded Storage Tank
Standards]

API published a specification for welded steel storage

tanks in July 1936 entitled API Standard 12C, All-
Welded Oil Storage Tanks.

API 12C was replaced by API Standard 650, Welded

Tanks for Oil Storage in December 1961;

Many editions, revisions or addenda to API 650 have

been issued since.
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 Design & Construction
API 620, Design and Construction of
Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage
Tanks

Designed for metal temperatures not greater

than 250F and with pressures in their gas or
vapor spaces not more than 15 psig
(pounds/square inch)
Appendix Q covers liquefied gases at
temperatures not lower than 325F
Appendix R covers refrigerated products at
temperatures from +40F to 60F
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Current Edition of API 620

The 12th Edition was published October

2013.

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 API Standard 625 - Tank
Systems for Refrigerated,
Liquified Gas Storage
API 625 is a new standard for refrigerated
tank systems

Integrates the three related standards - API

625, API 620 and ACI 376

Brings American standards up to date with

coverage of the single, double and full
containment concepts

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 API Standard 625 - Tank
Systems for Refrigerated,
Liquified Gas Storage
API 625 and the revisions to API 620 were worked
by the Refrigerated Tank Task Group (RTTG) for
several years.

API 625, First Edition was published August

2010

API 625, Addendum 1 to the First Edition

was published July 2013

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 Tank Design &
Construction
API 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage

Primary construction code for refinery and

storage terminal ASTs
Covers material, design, fabrication, erection
and testing requirements
For tanks whose entire bottom is uniformly
supported

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 Current Edition of API 650

API 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage

12th Edition was published March 5, 2013!

Errata to correct 12th Edition was published July

2013.

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 API 650 now part of
API Monogram Program
New APPENDIX Y: API MONOGRAM (informative)
Y.1 Introduction
Y.2 API Monogram Marking Requirements

Licenses for:
- Shop Built Tanks (Appendix J) and
- Fabricated Steel Plates
are available

www.api.org - Certification Programs

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 API 650 API Monogram
Program
Active 650 Monogram Licenses:
Imeteco S.A. - 650-0001
Guayas, Ecuador

Ferrofab F.Z.E. - 650-0002

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Carlos Caballero SRL - 650-0005

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Palmer Mfg & Tank, Inc. -650-0006

Garden City, Kansas

Haug S.A. - 650-0007

Callao, Peru (Applicant)

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 Tank Inspection

API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and

Reconstruction

Referenced or adopted in state and federal

regulations
Minimum requirements for maintaining the
integrity of tanks after they are placed in service
Applicable to welded, riveted, non refrigerated,
and atmospheric pressure ASTs

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 Current Edition of API 653
API 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration,
and Reconstruction

Addendum 3 to the Fourth Edition was

published November 2013

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 Additional Standards being
revised by SCAST - 1
12 Series Production Storage Tank Documents

The 12 Series Task Group has begun work on to

update the 12 Series Production Tank Standards
and Specifications.

Meetings are planned for the 2014 Spring

Refining Meeting and are open to those with
production tank experience.

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 Additional Standards being
revised by SCAST - 2
Tank Safe Entry Documents

API Standard 2015, Requirements for Safe Entry and

Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks,
Sixth Edition, Reaffirmed 2006,

Std. 2015 will be sent to API editing for

formatting anticipate publishing early 2014

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 Additional Standards being
revised by SCAST - 3
Tank Safe Entry Documents

API Recommended Practice 2016, Guidelines and

Procedures for Entering and Cleaning Petroleum
Storage Tanks
First Edition, Reaffirmed 2006

RP 2016 is being worked by the task group with

intent to ballot for Spring 2014 meeting.

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 Additional Standards being
revised by SCAST - 4
Tank Cathodic Protection and Lining Documents

Revisions to RP 651, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum

Storage Tanks, Third Edition, 2007

Revisions to RP 652, Linings of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank

Bottoms, Third Edition, 2005

Will be sent to API editing for formatting anticipate publishing

early 2014

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 Marketing Operations

Recent Activity:

API RP 1640 - Product Quality in Light

Product Storage and Handling Operations

New First Edition Published August 2013

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 API Comments to DOT -
Recent Activity: PHMSA
US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration

on August 16 announced:

2013 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the

incorporation by reference (IBR) of consensus standards.

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 API Comments to DOT -
Background: PHMSA
The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113; March 7, 1996)

Directs Federal agencies to use voluntary consensus

standards and design specifications developed by
voluntary consensus standards bodies - i.e. API

Instead of government-developed technical standards,

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 API Comments to DOT -
API believes thePHMSA
intent of the law clearly
applies to new and revised consensus
standards.
So.API submitted specific comments October
15th on the PHMSA proposal to not reference
the current editions of:

RP 1162, Public Awareness Programs for

Pipeline Operators, and
Standard 653, Tank Inspection, Repair,
Alteration, and Reconstruction (New Sec.
6.4.2, Inspection Intervals)
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 API Tank Standards
Update
Thank you!

Stephen Crimaudo
Manager, Downstream Standards
1220 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005-4070
Phone: 202-682-8151
crimaudos@api.org

www.api.org

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