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Overview and update of api standards iadc south east asia chapter meeting kuala lumpur, malaysia march 21, 2017. Api spec q2 for auditing history of api and spec q1 july 28, 1914 november 11, 1918 national petroleum war services committee. It claims to represent about 650 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution, and many other aspects of the petroleum industry. This standard is applicable to stationary atmospheric and lowpressure up to and including 15 psig aboveground petroleum storage tanks used in all sectors of the petroleum and petrochemical industry, including. For the purpose of this document, the following definitions apply. This includes using recommended sae oil viscosity and ilsac or api performance standard. American petroleum institutes motor oil guidepdf document.
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