American Petroleum Institute

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
API
Pronunciation
/əˈmɛrɪkən pəˈtroʊliəm ˈɪnstɪˌtut/
Category
Business
Related Field
Professional Organizations

Examples in Context

  1. The factory is the only one in China that has been qualified by API ( American Petroleum Institute(API) ) and it is also the appointed factory to produce diesel engines for China's shipbuilding industry.
  2. API American petroleum Institute goes beyond the quality and grade standards.
  3. Crude oil is commonly classified as light, medium or heavy, referring to its gravity as measured on the American Petroleum Institute(API) ( API ) Scale.
  4. The head of the American Petroleum Institute(API), Red Caveney, says there is a simple way to counteract expectations of continually higher fuel prices that drive market speculation.
  5. American Petroleum Institute(API) Gravity

Other meanings of API

Application Programming Interface Computing
Advance Programming Interface Computing
Application Programming Interfacing Computing
Application Programmable Interface Misc
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Medical
Asian or Pacific Islander Regional
Asian / Pacific Islander Academic
Armor Piercing Incendiary Gov
Academic Performance Index Academic
Air Pollution Index Academic