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The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association representing all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, which supports 10.3 million U.S. jobs and nearly 8 percent of the U.S. economy. API’s more than 625 members include large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms. They provide most of the nation’s energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 40 million Americans. API plays an important role through publishing the industry technical standards and publications which help engineers in the design, operation, and maintenance of efficient and reliable quality management systems and keep abreast of technological advances in the oil and natural gas industry. The equipment manufacturers and service providers based on API standards are recognized in the industry through applying for API certifications. Meanwhile, API provides various excellent professional training courses through API-U. API organizes global industry events regularly for the great improvement of oil and gas industry at professionalism, competence, quality, safety, environmental protection and energy saving.