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Benefits of Membership

API membership gives you:

  • The opportunity to work with all of industry in support of a strong, viable U.S. oil and natural gas industry, and the ability to shape industry positions through our one-company-one-vote committees.
  • Representation before key legislative and regulatory bodies.
  • API's well-respected research capabilities - that our industry has an effective voice shaping the policies critical to your business.
  • Company-wide support from API's skilled professional staff.
  • Stewardship of our industry's reputation through credible public communications, and our widely recognized standards development and certification programs.
  • Access to API conferences, symposia and training programs where you can exchange information, learn from the experiences of industry peers and develop critical skills.
  • Attendance at API’s members-only annual meeting
  • 30 percent discount on API publications, available in print from Global Engineering Documents and in PDF downloads from API’s website
  • Member discounts on many API programs and services, including conferences and Inspector Certification programs
  • Leadership opportunities on API standards committees
  • Member link on our website
To better serve our member companies, API divides its membership by industry segments.  Member committees meet annually to develop consensus priorities for API's research and advocacy programs. Our staff then works to develop the research tools and advocacy strategies to achieve the membership's goals.

Together, we're advancing the interests of the industry while working to earn the trust of our customers.