Benchmarking

Benchmarking surveys help companies understand how efficient they are over a host of issues including accounting, environmental, and safety performance.

The results of the surveys are distributed only to participants. Participant agrees that the survey information is confidential and shall be used solely by Participant’s company for internal benchmarking purposes and shall not be disseminated outside the Participant’s company, that there will not be a general distribution of the information in the company, and that distribution of the the information will only be made to those in the company who are responsible for benchmarking and have a need for such information.

• If you would like an overview of current benchmarking surveys, click on Benchmarking Surveys (above).
  
  
• If you know you are interested in a specific survey, click on the survey title or see the contact information for the survey below.

Examples of surveys include:

API 653 Tank Maintenance Study Proposal

API proposes conducting a three-phase industry study of historical maintenance costs and practices for above ground steel storage tanks. The study is limited to those tanks, which are maintained in accordance with API 653. Participants will submit cost related data (both capital and expense) along with information regarding tank size, service, and maintenance on a standardized form. At the end of phase 1, participants will receive a written report with graphs showing performance ranges on a cost per shell capacity basis for various cost components. Reports will be company specific to protect confidentiality. Each company’s report will contain graphs showing the company’s results versus participant mean and quartiles, and recommendations for further investigation.
Contact: Pamela Gibson at gibson@api.org.

Environment, Health, and Safety Benchmarking Report
Contact: Hazem Arafa at arafa@api.org.

Pipeline Benchmarking Survey (PBS)
Contact: Pamela Gibson at gibson@api.org.

Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (OII)
Contact: Jeff Obermiller at obermiller@api.org.

Process Safety Performance Measurement Report
Contact: Jeff Obermiller at obermiller@api.org.