美国API认证
简介该组织根据行业的特点和行业内自身的需要。在1924年制定了API规范,对石油行业相关产品的生产进行了技术规范指导。由于API组织制定的API规范以其先进性、通用性、安全性以及美国石油产业在世界范围内的影响力不断扩大,API规范已经为世界各国广泛采用。因此,API组织原来意义上美国石油行业的学术组织,如今,已演变为跨越国界的石油行业权威学术组织。API认证API已发布了500多个标准。API是ANSI认可的标准制定机构,其标准制定遵循ANSI的协调和制定程序准则,API还与ASTM联合制定和出版标准,此外,API积极参加适合全球工业的ISO标准的制定工作,是ISO/TC 671SC9井口设备和管线阀门的秘书处。API标准应用广泛,不仅在国内被企业采用和被美国联邦和州法律法规以及运输部、国防部、职业安全与健康管理局、美国海关、环境保护署、美国地质勘查局等政府机构引用,而且也在世界范围内被ISO、国际法制计量组织和100多个国家标准所引用。API标准主要是规定设备性能,有时也包括设计和工艺规范,标准制定领域包括石油生产、炼油、测量、运输、销售、安全和防火、环境规程等,其信息技术标准包括石油和天然气工业用EDI、通信和信息技术应用等方面。API在美国国内以及在世界其他国家都享有很高的声望,它是美国商业部和美国贸易委员会承认的石油机械认证机构。它所制定的石油化工和采油机械技术标准被许多国家采用,中东、南美和亚洲许多国家的石油公司在招标采购石油机械时,一般都要求佩有API标志的产品才能有资格参加投标。因此,拥有API标志的石油机械设备不仅被认为是质量可靠而且具有先进水平。到2013年4月,在包括勘探和生产、运输、精炼和市场营销等各个方面拥有来自全世界的会员。今天,API已发展成为不仅在美国,而且越来越多地成为世界石油工业活动的有机组成部分。标志意义在当今世界贸易市场上,由于采购石油设备的国际化,随之引发了质量保证和产品责任国际化的课题。采购方(顾客)从质量保障的角度出发,普遍要求石油设备生产厂商按照API规范进行生产制造,提供使用API标记的产品,另一方面,生产厂商从质量管理,满足顾客要求的角度出发,也普遍接受、使用API规范。在中国大陆,随着大量外资企业的涌入和石油设备出口的需要,API规范和标准在石油设备的生产行业中得到采用也日渐增多,尤其是中国加入“WTO”后,国内制造厂商开始瞄准国际石油设备这个API认证大市场:而国际上采购商(顾客)对API会标产品充满信任,并且中国的供应商可以在价格上更具有竞争性,因此订购中国制造的石油设备空间就会变得越来越大。由此可见,作为一家石油设备的生产企业,越早取得API认证,给企业带来的商机、利益和好处就越多.取得API会标使用许可证,对石油设备的制造厂商的内在意义是:1.有利于生产企业提高技术和质量水平API组织发布的54种石油设备的技术规范,对各种产品所用的材料、规格和型号、试验、标记、质量控制、储存和发运都作了明确的规定。这些规范充分体现了它们的合理性、先进性以及对产品安全性的要求。只要生产企业按照有关规范编制并保持相关的技术图样、工艺文件,并在生产全过程严格执行标准的要求,就能确保制造厂商生产的产品具有国际先进的水平。国际上的采购商对制造厂商有这样的要求,而国内的客户对制造厂商有如此的要求,也在日益增多。由此,我们不难发现:制造厂商大力推行并严格执行API组织发布的石油设备技术规范生产其石油设备,不仅仅有利于生产企业提高技术和质量水平,而且可以赢得国内和国外两个市场。⒉有利于生产企业提高质量管理水平API组织所发布的质量纲要规范API Spec Q1(第八版)从系统的角度出发,对产品质量形成全过程的各种技术、管理到人员素质提出了全面控制的要求。生产石油设备的制造厂商建立和保持质量保证手册、程序文件以及详细的作业文件,能使各项质量活动有序地开展,使生产企业全体员工能够有章可循、有法可依;建立并保持质量记录,能使企业的各项质量管理体系以及与体系要求保持一致性的质量活动,可以保证企业长期稳定地生产出符合顾客要求的产品,保证企业质量管理水平在动作过程中持续得到改进,不断得到提高,日得到完善。⒊有利于生产企业提高产品的竞争能力产品质量的提高,既取决于企业的生产技术能力,同时也取决于企业的质量管理水平。在中国,从计划经济向市场经济转轨的过程中,不仅引进投资资金;同时,还引进了国际上公认的规范、标准等等。讲质量的道理已经成为普通的消费者所共识,追究**更为讲究质量的顾客所推崇。顾客区分产品质量的优劣,是看一家企业是否经过权威机构的质量体系认证;更注重一家企业是否获得了产品的认证。石油设备行业的相关企业取得了API会标的使用许可证,就是获得了所生产的石油设备的产品认证。只有这样,企业所生产的石油设备就能标上API的会标标志,就能获得实际意义上的“国际通行证”, 就能在国际市场上打开产品销路,就能赢得客户,提高企业信誉,在激烈的市场竞争中获得更多的商机。⒋ 咨询服务如同ISO 9001认证一样,API认证也是一项企业建立质量保证体系的系统工程,另外API还有其专业化的以及对石油设备的产品认证等特点,作为生产企业想要按照API Spec Q1(第八版)的要求。快捷地建立起自己的质量保证体系以及编制符合API有关产品规范的技术性文件,由经验丰富并且是有专业水平的咨询机构提供帮助是必不可少的。通过咨询机构提供的服务,可以使企业在取证的过程中不走或少走不必要的弯路。产品标准ISO 9001是质量管理体系认证国际标准;而API纲要规范作为质量体系认证标准外,根据行业中申请认证的企业所生产不同的产品,API组织还制定、颁发了有关石油设备54种产品的技术规范,作为产品认证的技术标准,与API Spec Q1相配套。⑴只授予通过API认证的制造厂API认证⑵不是对制造厂的担保⑶不是对设计的赞同⑷不是对产品的担保⑸制造厂保证经确认的产品,每一个都符合制造时的API规范⑹API承认制造厂在遵守制定的API标准方面受到了API的信任关于取证周期6-8个月,美国石油协会在确认收到申请费一个月左右,可在API网站上看到申请厂家名字及代码。4个月左右安排现场审核; 审核通过后,工厂根据美国的发票付现场审核费,审核后48天左右发证。流程I. 企业寻找到符合自己要求的咨询机构,需要首先完成以下表格及文件:a.制造厂申请b.API证书协议c.取证信息表咨询机构对企业进行培训,内容包括:d.API规范e.文件编写要求Ⅱ. 在咨询机构的指导下,企业编写文件化质量管理体系,包括:f.质量手册g.管理程序文件h.与质量管理相关联的其它作业文件咨询机构负责所有文件的审核,并将《质量手册》翻译成英文版本企业管理者批准、发布质量体系文件企业在咨询机构的协助下,对管理、技术及市场人员进行培训由咨询公司协助邀请API派评审员进行现场审核,现场审核的具体分为二步:第一步,API质量程序工作人员将按照API Q1规范的要求,以及企业申请的I产品规范。对企业的质量手册进行格式审查。第二步,在质量手册获得认可之后,API将在制造厂和API都方便时安排一次现场审查,审查费由制造厂承担。四、如现场审核过程中发现问题,企业应及时采取纠正措施,并提出预防方案。纠正措施和预防方案需要得到API审核员的再次审验。企业通过API认证可以巩固、完善质量体系,提高产品质量。在认证过程中,远诚咨询负责与API之间全部的联系、催办、监督、服务跟踪及关系协调工作。企业截至2004年9月1日,中国已有293家企业通过API规范认证,这些企业的名单如下:1st Machinery Works of North China Petroleum3H (Shanghai) Petroleum Equipment Co.,Ltd.ABB Vetco Gray Petroleum Equipment (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.Anhui Tunxi High Pressure Valve FactoryAnshan Aotong Steel Pipe PlantAnshan Dragon Pipe Industries Co.,Ltd.Baoji Oilfield Machinery Co.,Ltd.Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Baoji Rigor Petroleum Machinery Co. Ltd.Baoji-SMI Petroleum Steel Pipe CorporationBaoyi Valve Group Co.,Ltd.Beijing Petroleum Machinery FactoryBeric-Davis Companies International,Ltd.Beric-Davis Companies International,Ltd.Bohai NKK Drill Pipe Co.,Ltd.Bohai Oil Engineering CompanyBoteli Valve Group Co.,Ltd.Cangzhou OCTG Co.,Ltd. of Huabei OilfieldCangzhou Xinyuantai Steel Pipe Mill Co.,Ltd.Changge Yulong Pipe Products Co.,Ltd.Changqing Petroleum Exploration Bureau Machinery Manufacture PlantChangshu Jichang Petroleum Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Chengde Kingdream Petroleum Machinery Co. Ltd.Chengdu Best Diamond Bit Co. Ltd.Chengdu Chengfeng Valve Co.,Ltd.Chengdu Chuankong Valve Co.,Ltd.Chengdu High Pressure Valve PlantChengdu Mechanical Works of Sichuan Petroleum AdministrationChina Gaoneng Valve Co.,Ltd.China KCM Valve Co.,Ltd.China Liangjing Group Co.,LtdChina Oilfield Services LimitedChina Shiyuan Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.China South Valve Group Manufacture Co.,Ltd.China Sungo Valves Co.,Ltd.China Tefulong Group Co.,Ltd.China Zhongquan Group Co.,Ltd.China-Jiangnan Valve Co.,LtdChiwan Sembawang Engineering Co. Ltd.Chongqing Xin Tai Machinery Ltd.Chuannan Machinery Manufacturing PlantChuanyou Guanghan Honghua Co. Ltd.Da Feng Valve PlantDagang Oilfield Group New Century Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Dalian DV Valve Co.,Ltd.Dalian Marine Valve FactoryDaqing Honggang Drilling Tool FactoryDaqing Petroleum Equipment GroupDaqing Rijiu Centralizer PlantDeyang Huadi Petroleum Equipment Co.,Ltd.Drilling & Production Equipment Plant of Sichuan Petroleum AdministrationDrilling Engineering Technology Research Institute of Daqing Petroleum Administration BureauDrilling Technology Research Institute,Shengli Petroleum Administrative Bureau,SINOPECDrilling Tool Sub-company of Daqing Drilling Technology Services CompanyEnflow Industries Inc.Fenghua City High-Middle Pressure Valves Manufacture Co.,Ltd.Fenghua Hengtong Valves Co. LtdFujian Sanming High & Middle Pressure Valve FactoryFushun Cement Co. Ltd.Gaoyou Huaxing Petroleum Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.General Machinery Plant of Shengli Petroleum AdministrationGezhouba Holding Company Cement PlantGreat Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Guanghan Petroleum Well-Control Equipment Co.,Ltd.Guangzhou Panyu District Dongsu Machinery Co.,Ltd.GuiZhou GaoFeng Machinery FactoryGuizhou Wire Rope Incorporated CompanyHangzhou Donghua Chain General FactoryHebei Cangzhou Hengtong Tubing Co. LtdHeibei Zhongyuan Steel Pipe Manufacture Co.,Ltd.Heilongjiang North Shuangjia Drilling Tools Co.,Ltd.Henan Gaoshan Valve Co.,Ltd.Henan Petroleum Exploration Bureau Machinery PlantHenan Shangdie Valve Co.,Ltd.Henan Zhongyuan Special Steel WorksHenan Zyzj Petroleum Equipment Co.,Ltd.Hubei Fuxing Science and Technology Co.,Ltd.Hunan Hengyang Steel Tube (Group) Co. Ltd.Inner Mongolia No. 1 Machinery (Group) Co.,Ltd.Integrated Equipment,Inc.Jiang Yin Eastern Valve Company,Ltd.Jianghan Petroleum Machinery PlantJiangsu Chang-Bao Steel Tube Limited Co.Jiangsu Chengde Steel Tube Share Co. Ltd.Jiangsu Huaneng Cable Co.,Ltd.Jiangsu Jin Shi Machinery Group Co.,Ltd.Jiangsu Rudong General Machinery Company LimitedJiangsu Rushi Machinery Co. LtdJiangsu Shuguang Drilling Tool Co.,LTD.Jiangsu Shuguang Grant Prideco Tubular Co.,Ltd.Jiangsu Suyan Valve & Pipe PlantJiangsu Xianzhong Petroleum Machinery Co.,Ltd.Jiangsu Xinxiang Share Co.,Ltd.Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Jiangyin Chuangxin Oil Pipe Company Ltd.Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co.,Ltd.Jianhu County Hongda Valve & Pipe Co.,Ltd.Jingbo Petroleum Machinery PlantJinxi Steel Pipe Co. Ltd of Lingyuan Iron and Steel GroupJiyuan Petroleum Machinery Co.,LtdJu Long Steel Pipe Co. Ltd.JUN Valve (Kunshan) Co.,Ltd.KF Industries,Inc.Kingdom Precision Casting Co.,Ltd.KingDream Public Limited CompanyKingDream Public Ltd Company Shanghai BranchKTM Ball Valve Manufacturing (Sichuan) Co.,Ltd.Kunshan AB Valve Co. Ltd.Kunshan Valve Co.,Ltd.Lanzhou General Machinery PlantLanzhou High Pressure Valve Limited CompanyLanzhou LS-National Oilwell Petroleum Engineering Company LimitedLanzhou Petroleum & Chemical Machinery WorksLianyungang Ocean Liquid Loading & Unloading Machine Co.,Ltd.Liaohe Oilfield General Machine FactoryLiaoning Dongyu Oil Pipe Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Liaoning Jinxi (ASP) Steel Pipe Co. Ltd.Liaoyang Spiral and Straight Seam Steel Tube FactoryLiaoyang Steel Tube Co.,Ltd.Liaoyang Xingde Large Steel Pipe PlantMachinery Factory of Jilin Petroleum Group Co.,Ltd.Machinery Factory of Tuha Petroleum Exploration and Development CorporationMachinery Factory of Tuha Petroleum Exploration and Development CorporationMSP/DrilexMudanjiang City Oriental Diamond Bits Co.,Ltd.Mudanjiang Construction Material Petroleum Machinery PlantMudanjiang Petroleum Machinery Co.,Ltd.Mudanjiang Petroleum Tools Co.,Ltd.Mudanjiang Zhongyuan Drilling Co.,Ltd.Nanjing Luzhou Machine WorksNantong Colves Fluid Control Co.,Ltd.Nantong High & Medium Pressure Valve FactoryNantong Wire Rope (Group) Co.,Ltd.Nanyang Petroleum Machine PlantNeway Valve (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd.Ningbo Mayer Steel Pipe Ltd.Ningbo Sanding Steel Pipe Engineering Co.,Ltd.Ningxia Hengli Steel Wire Rope Co.,Ltd.Norms Engineering Co.,Ltd.North China Petroleum Steel Pipe Co. Ltd.Northern Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Offshore Oil Engineering Co.,Ltd.Oil Well Cement Development Company,Zibo Zhongchang Special Cement Co,LtdOutong Group Co.,Ltd. (Zhejiang Petrochemistry Valve Co.,Ltd.)P.T. Kvaerner Oilfield ProductsPangang Group Beihai Steel Pipe CorporationPangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd.Panyu Chukong Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Power Machinery Works of Shengli Petroleum AdministrationPrecision Pipe Manufacturing Branch of Liaoning Tianyi Industry Co. Ltd.Puyang City Shuangfa Industry Co.,Ltd.Puyang Zhongshi Group Co.,Ltd.Rongsheng Machinery Manufacture Ltd of Huabei Oilfield,HebeiSanmenxia Xinghe Petroleum Equipment Manufacture Co.,Ltd.Seamless Pipe Plant of Angang New Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd.,Angang Group Co.Seamless Tube Mill of Baotou Steel Union Co.,Ltd.Shandong Huayin Special Cement Co. Ltd.Shandong Longkou Special Rubber Hose Co.,Ltd.Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery Co.,Ltd.Shanghai KVC Valve Co.,Ltd.Shanghai (Jinji Group) Jinji Valve Piping Mfg. Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Alison Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Dalong Chains WorksShanghai Fudi Valve Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Gaoneng High Pressure Valve FactoryShanghai Huatong Valve Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Jinlun Mechanical Industry Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Kai-gong Valve Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Koko Valve Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Liang Gong Valve FactoryShanghai Lixing Valve Manufacture FactoryShanghai Meilong Valve Co.Shanghai Neles-Jamesbury Valve Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Pudong Hanwei Valve Co.,Ltd. (Shanghai Hanwei Special Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.)Shanghai Shen Kai Petroleum & Chemical Equipment Co.,Ltd.Shanghai Source Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd.Shanghai Third Navigation ASP Steel Pipe Co,Ltd.Shanghai Valve FactoryShanghai Zhongye Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Shanxi Fenglei Machinery Manufacturing Co. LtdShanxi Norin Petroleum Machinery Co. Ltd.Shashi Steel Pipe WorksShashi Steel Pipe Works Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic PlantShengli Steel Pipe Co. Ltd.Shengli-Highland Co.,Ltd.Shenjiang Valve Co.,Ltd.Shenyang Shengshi High and Medium Pressure Valve Co.,Ltd.Shenzhen Weisheng I.T.S. Petroleum Tubular & Equipment Co.,Ltd.Shijiazhuang Jiahua Special Cement Co.,Ltd.Si Chuan Huijian Petrochemical Equipment Co.,Ltd.Sichuan Chuanshi Chrida Diamond Bit Co.,Ltd.Sichuan Chuanshi Diamond Bit Co.,Ltd.Sichuan Huagong Petroleum Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Sichuan Jiahua Enterprise (Group) Co. Ltd.Sichuan Kaitz Valve Mfg. Co.,Ltd.Sichuan Keycon Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Sichuan Petroleum Coring CenterSichuan Petroleum Perforating Materials Ltd.Sino-American Shanghai Pacific Pipe Co.,Ltd.Sinopec National Star Corporation Dezhou Petroleum Machinery FactorySiping Wantong Steel - Pipe Company LimitedSJ Petroleum Machinery Co.South China Marine Machinery PlantSow Long (Valve & Fitting) Co.,Ltd. (Long Cheng Valves Co.,Ltd.)Special Vehicle Repairing and Manufacturing PlantSteel Pipe Factory of Pipeline Bureau,CNPCSteel Rope Factory of AnGang Group Co.,Ltd.Steel Tube Factory of China Third Metallurgical Construction Corp.Steel Tube Subcompany Bao Shan Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd.Suzhou High & Medium Pressure Valve FactorySuzhou KF Valve Co.,Ltd.Suzhou Valve FactoryTaixing Petroleum Machinery Co.,Ltd.Tekval Flow Control (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd.The Drilling Pipe & Tools Service Company of Shengli OilfieldThe Thermal Recovery Equipment Manufactory of Shengli General Engineering…Tianjin Grant TPCO Drilling Tools Co.,Ltd.Tianjin Huafu Oilfield Chemicals Co.,Ltd.Tianjin Lida Steel Tube PlantTianjin Lilin Mechanical Group Co. Ltd.Tianjin Pipe Company Ltd.Tianjin Seamless Steel Pipe PlantTianjin Shengkai Industrial Technology Development Co.,Ltd.Tianjin Shenzhoutong Steel Pipe Co.,LtdTianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Tianjin Tubular Goods Machining Co. Ltd.Tieling Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing Co.,Ltd of CNPCTonghua City DN Petroleum Machine Co.,Ltd.Tonghua Petroleum & Chemical Machinery Works Ltd.Tonghua Petroleum Tools Co. Ltd.TSC (Qingdao) Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.United Offshore Construction Company,CONHWUniversal Wire Rope Co.,Ltd.Wan Chi Steel Pipe (Qinhuangdao) Co.,Ltd.Wenzhou Huanqiu Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Wenzhou Tingyu Group Co.,Ltd.Wuhan Boiler Group Valve Co.,Ltd. (Wuhan Advanced Flow Control & Engineering Ltd.)Wuxi Erquan Special Steel Tube Co.,Ltd.Wuxi Huaying Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co.,Ltd.Wuxi Seamless Steel Tube Co. Ltd.Wuxi Universal Steel Rope Co.,Ltd.Wuxi Xishan Valve PlantXi'an Pump-Valve Clique WorksXian Yang Petroleum Steel Tube & Wire Rope Co. LtdXinjiang Petro Administration Bureau Machinery Manufacture General CompanyXinjiang Qingsong Cement Co.,Ltd.Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co. Ltd.Xinjiang Tunhe Cement Co.,Ltd.Xuzhou Guanghuan Steel Tube Co. Ltd.Xuzhou Pipeline Tech Co. of SPSTCYancheng City Shuangxin Petroleum Machinery PlantYancheng City Xinde Petroleum Machinery PlantYancheng City Yancheng Power Station Valve FactoryYancheng High & Medium Pressure Valve FactoryYancheng Jiulong Valve Manufacture Co. Ltd.Yancheng Sanyi Petrochemical Machinery Co.,Ltd.Yancheng Teda Petroleum Machinery Company Ltd.Yancheng Tongshang Valve Co.,Ltd.Yancheng Yangbiao Petroleum Machinery PlantYangzhou Shuangliang Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Yangzhou Steel Pipe WorksYantai Lubao Steel Tube Duty Co.,Ltd.Yichun Feilong Rock Bits Manufacture Co.,Ltd.Yongjia County Oubei Ball Valve FactoryYumen Petroleum Administrative Bureau Machine PlantZhangjiakou Exploration Machinery General FactoryZhe Jiang High & Medium Pressure Valve PlantZhe Jiang Wu Zhou Valve Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Chaoda Valve Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Fangyuan Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Fangzheng Valve FactoryZhejiang Guoda Valve Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Huadong Valve Co.,Ltd. (Haigong Valve Factory of Zhejiang)Zhejiang Huatai Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Jiehua Valve Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Kingland Group Pipe Industry Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang KVT Valve Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Shangyu Valve Manufacture Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Weidouli Valves Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Xinda Electric Power Steel Tube Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Xinhai Valve Manufacture Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Xulong Machinery Industry Co.,Ltd.Zhejiang Zhenghua Valve FactoryZhengmao Group Co.,Ltd.Zhengzhou City Butterfly Valve FactoryZhongcheng Machinery Manufacture Co.,Ltd. of Dagang Oilfield GroupZhongnan Equipment Company Ltd. (The State-Owned 388th Factory)Zhongshan Walchamp Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd.Zhongyuan Drill & Production Equipment Plant of Zhongyuan P.E. BureauZibo Hongyang Petroleum Equipment Co.,Ltd.Zigong High Pressure Valve Co.,Ltd.Ziyang Steel Pipe Plant