November 10, 2025 to November 14, 2025

2025 Fall Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting

Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim California

 



Overview

The 2025 Fall Refining and Equipment (CRE) Standards Meeting is being presented as an in-person meeting and will be open to anyone who wishes to participate. This meeting is scheduled from November 10 to November 14, 2025, in Anaheim, CA. See the program schedule for details.

Reasons for Attending

Participation in the Refining & Equipment Standards Meeting, is an invaluable opportunity to be a part of how the U.S. petroleum industry develops and maintains state-of-the-art standards.

The development of consensus standards is one of API’s oldest and most successful programs. It covers over 800 standards for all segments of the oil and natural gas industry. The breadth of this vital program is an important indication of the varied industry contacts that attendees can make during the sessions and networking opportunities.

The Committee on Refining Equipment, CRE, is responsible for approximately 200 standards, including many that form the basis of the API Inspection Program.

Benefits Of Participation

  • Gain access to technical committee meetings covering API downstream standards and best practices used throughout the industry to promote safe, sustainable, and environmentally sound operations.
  • Learn about the latest API sponsored research and development including future R&D efforts that may benefit your business in the long run.
  • Network with colleagues and establish new business connections.
  • Connect with exhibitors to learn about products, services, and technologies that may be important to your company.
  • Earn Professional Development Hours (PDH) to maintain professional certifications.

Questions

Program Details

The Committee on Refinery Equipment, CRE, is responsible for over 220 standards that form the basis of the API Individual Certification (ICP) and Process Safety Site Assessment (PSSAP) Program. The technical subcommittees that report to the CRE are:

  •  SCAST: Subcommittee on Aboveground Storage Tanks
  • SCCM: Subcommittee on Corrosion and Materials
  • SCHTE: Subcommittee on Heat Transfer Equipment
  • SCIMI: Subcommittee on Inspection and Mechanical Integrity
  • SCOPV: Subcommittee on Piping and Valves
  • SCPRS: Subcommittee on Pressure-Relieving Systems
  • SCRM: Subcommittee on Refractory Materials
  • SOEE: Subcommittee on Electrical Equipment
  • SOICS: Subcommittee on Instruments and Control Systems
  • SOME: Subcommittee on Mechanical Equipment
  • TDC: Technical Data Committee – Petroleum Refining
  • API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service Task Force

*As not all subcommittees meet at each meeting, please be sure and check the online program to verify which subcommittees are meeting at this conference.

Who Should Attend

Industry professionals interested in developing consensus-based standards on equipment and operations, such as:

  • Operations and engineering managers
  • Process unit engineers and specialists
  • Refinery equipment specialists
  • Materials and corrosion engineers and specialist
  • Piping and equipment inspection specialists
  • Equipment manufacturer engineers and specialists
  • Service provider technical experts
  • Committee related subject matter experts

PLEASE NOTE:  You must register to receive access to the mobile meeting app if you plan to attend in person.

In accordance with our ANSI-approved Procedures for Standards Development, API’s standards development process:

Openness
Participation in API standards activities is open to all parties (persons and organizations) that have a direct and material interest in the subject of a standard.

Balance
API seeks broad input to its standardization activities including the participation of all parties representing interest categories appropriate to the nature of the standard and allows for open attendance at standards meetings.

Consensus
API develops industry standards based on consensus. Consensus is established when substantial agreement has been reached by directly and materially interested parties that are voting members of the committee/consensus body.

 

Apply to Participate in API Standards Committee/Task Group

API’s Standards Committees are made up of subcommittees and task groups comprised of industry experts who develop API standards. These groups identify the need, then develop, approve, and revise standards and other technical publications. Please use the link below if you would like to apply to a specific API standards committee.

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Sponsors and Exhibitors

Sponsors and Exhibitors Coming Soon

 


2025 Media Sponsors

 

Gas-Processing LNG
Hydrocarbon Processing
Inspectioneering

Hotel

Anaheim Marriott
700 W. Convention Way
Anaheim, CA 92802
Online Reservations

Room Rate: $289 single or double occupancy
Mention the 2025 Fall Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting or API Meeting to receive the API group rate.

Reservations questions: If you need personal assistance, please call (714) 750-8000 for in-house reservations if you have difficulty making online reservations or have specific questions.

Reservation Deadline: Thursday, October 16, 2025

After this date and time, reservations will be accepted on a space and room type availability basis and at the hotel’s best rate available.

Room Guarantee and Reservation Cancellation: A credit card guarantee is required to confirm and hold each reservation. Cancellations must be received by the hotel at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to arrival, and a cancellation number must be obtained, or the card will be charged for the first night’s room rate. The hotel is responsible for informing guests of this requirement. API assumes no responsibility.

Registration Fees & Details

Registration Coming Soon

 

For registration questions or method of payment inquiries, please contact 202-682-8258 or [email protected]

  Price if registered by
Friday, October 10
Price if registered after
Friday, October 10
Price for Onsite Registration
API Member $750 $900 $1,050
Committee Member $850 $1,000 $1,150
Non-Member $950 $1,100 $1,250
One-Day Participant
(You will only participate on one day between November 10 – November 14) 
$500 $700 $850

Cancellations, Refunds, and Substitutions:
Cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing and sent to [email protected] by Friday, October 17, 2025. A $100 administration fee will apply if notice of cancellation is received in writing and sent to [email protected] by Friday, October 17, 2025. No refunds given after Friday, October 17, 2025. Substitutions may be made at any time by written request to [email protected].

Sponsor a First-Time Attendee:
Share your standards expertise with the next generation of oil and natural gas professionals by providing a complimentary registration to a new participant from your company. The cost is complimentary, and your sponsored attendee is welcome to participate in all Refining meetings, except for executive sessions and members only meetings.

To qualify for this complimentary registration option, you must be a new participant and sponsored by a prior API standards meeting participant from your same company. If you are sponsoring someone from your company, that person must be registered under your registration record in Cvent at the time you enter your own registration. You may only register two sponsored attendees.

(NOTE: This option is only applicable to first-time attendees who are sponsored. First-time attendees not sponsored pay applicable registration fees.)

Terms of Participation:
API standards meetings are open to all interested parties. By participating in these meetings and the standardization process, you agree: (1) to fully comply with API’s policies and procedures governing standards and antitrust concerns, (2) that once balloted and approved by API, API shall have a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free worldwide license to use any materials submitted by the participant for use in the standard, including creation of any derivative works that will be solely owned by API, (3) you will not provide any material that will violate the rights of any third parties, including, but not limited to, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks, (4) not to provide any technical information or other materials that would violate U.S. export control laws, (5) to disclose the existence of any patented technologies in the material that you provide, and (6) you will not make audio recordings, video recordings, or take screen shots of API meetings and content without the express written consent of all persons being recorded and their content being presented.

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