January 26, 2026 to January 30, 2026
2026 Winter Exploration and Production Standards Meeting
Hyatt Regency Austin, Austin, Texas
Overview
The 2026 Exploration and Production Winter Standards Meeting will be held Monday, January 26 – Friday, January 30, 2026, in Austin, Texas, and is open to anyone who wishes to participate.
Reason For Attending
Participation in the Exploration & Production Standards Meeting remains an invaluable opportunity to be a part of how the global 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 Standardization of Oilfield Equipment and Materials, CSOEM, is responsible for approximately 400 standards, of which approximately 60 of those standards forming the basis of the API Monogram Program.
In accordance with API’s ANSI accredited procedures, the standards development process follows the principles of due process, openness, and balanced representation.
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. API strives for balanced representation on its standards development to avoid a majority of any one interest category.
Benefits Of Participation
- Attend technical committee meetings to gain insight on the rationale behind new and revised API upstream standards and proven 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.
- Qualify for the chance to win one of two complimentary registrations to the 2026 Exploration & Production Summer Standards Meeting during the two networking breaks on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
- Earn Professional Development Hours (PDH) to maintain professional certifications.
Questions
- Registration (attendees, sponsors, or exhibitors): Veronica White, 202-682-8258 or [email protected]
- Logistics: Jenna Mastrota, [email protected]
Program
- Program: Roland Goodman, 202-682-8571 or [email protected]
- CSOEM Committee Information: Jalal Mohammad, 202-682-8121 or [email protected]
- API Corporate Membership status: Lillie Saunders, 202-682-8475 or [email protected]
Program Details
The technical subcommittees that report to the CSOEM are:
- Subcommittee 2, Offshore Structures
- Subcommittee 5, Tubular Goods
- Subcommittee 6, Valve & Wellhead Equipment
- Subcommittee 8, Drilling Structures
- Subcommittee 10, Well Cements
- Subcommittee 11, Field Operating Equipment
- Subcommittee 13, Drilling, Completion and Fluids
- Subcommittee 15, Fiberglass and Plastic Pipe
- Subcommittee 16, Drilling Well Control Equipment
- Subcommittee 17, Subsea Production Equipment
- Subcommittee 18, Quality
- Subcommittee 19, Completion Equipment
- Subcommittee 20, Supply Chain Management
- Subcommittee 21, Materials
- Subcommittee 22, Offshore Cranes, Lifting, and Handling
- Subcommittee 23, Drilling and Production Technology
Some of these subcommittees may not be meeting at this conference, please be sure and check the online program to verify which subcommittees are meeting at this conference.
Who Should Attend
Members of API Exploration and Production Standards Committees and Subcommittees. The meeting should also be of interest to:
- Users and manufacturers of oil country tubular goods
- Users and manufacturers of drill-through and well control equipment
- Users and manufacturers of well cement
- Users and manufacturers of drilling Fluids
- Users and manufacturers of drilling and hoisting equipment
- Users and manufacturers of subsea production systems
- Materials engineers
- Quality management system professionals
- Supply chain management professionals
Sponsor & Exhibitor Information
Thank you for your support of the 2026 Winter Exploration and Production Standards Meeting. We are pleased to offer a variety of opportunities for your company to showcase valuable products and services.
Apply for sponsorship items and exhibit display tables by completing your application and confirming the agreement terms here online. If you have questions during this process, please contact the Registrar at [email protected] or 202-682-8000.
Sponsors receive:
- Acknowledgement of the sponsorship in the conference app.
- Customized sign with the company logo
- Your company listed as a sponsor on the API website with a link to your company website.
- A six-foot, tabletop exhibit space near the registration area to display company products and/or services Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
- Wi-Fi access at your display table.
- A “Sponsor” ribbon affixed to the company representative’s badge for easy identification.
Exhibitors receive:
- Acknowledgement in the conference app.
- Your company listed as an exhibitor on the API website with a link to your company’s website.
- A six-foot, tabletop exhibit space near the registration area to display company products and/or services Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
- Wi-Fi access at your display table.
- An “Exhibitor” ribbon affixed to the company representative(s) badge.
Deadline for Sponsor and Exhibitor Cancellations and Refunds: Friday, December 5, 2025
Payment is due in full at the time of registration. If you require an invoice, your payments is due thirty (30) days from the receipt of your invoice. Full payment must be received by API no later than Friday, December 5, 2025.
Sponsors and Exhibitors may cancel their obligation up to Friday, December 5, 2025. However, 50% of the fee for sponsors and exhibitors is nonrefundable. Notice of cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Refunds will not be given on cancellations received after Friday, December 5, 2025.
| Opportunity | Cost | Complimentary Registration |
| Sponsor – Lanyard | $8,500 | Three (3) Complimentary registrations included |
| Sponsor | $5,000 | Two (2) Complimentary registrations included |
| Exhibitor | $3,000 | One (1) Complimentary registration included |
| Additional Exhibitor | $ 600 |
Application Deadlines – Friday, December 13, 2025
Sponsors, if your application is for the sponsorship of items that need to be designed and produced, such as bags, lanyards, app. etc., please submit your online applications by Friday, December 13, 2025, so that we have time to have those items produced and shipped to Chicago in time for the start of the meeting.
Marketing Requirements:
Within your application, you will be required to provide the following items at the time that you register:
- Marketing contact’s full name and email address
- Company logo in .EPS or .Ai format
- Company URL
- Company description not to exceed 100 words
If you require an invoice and/or wish to pay by check, your full payment is due by Friday, December 5, 2025. If you wish to pay by credit card, the Registrar will also assist with that option.
Hotel Information
Hyatt Regency Austin
208 Barton Springs
Austin, Texas 78704 United States
Online Reservations
Room Rate: $279 single or double occupancy
Mention the API 2026 E&P Winter Standards Meeting to receive the API group rate.
Reservations questions? If you need additional assistance, please call (512) 477-1234 for in-house reservations if you have difficulty making online reservations or have specific questions.
Reservations Deadline: Monday, December 31, 2025, or until room block is sold out.
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 everyone’s 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. Hotel is responsible for informing guests of this requirement. API assumes no responsibility. Any payments received by the hotel, as a result of late cancellations or no-shows will be credited to API’s room block for attrition purposes.
Hyatt Hotels is committed to the safety and wellbeing of its guests. Review Hyatt Hotels Global Care and Cleanliness Commitment for details.
Monitor the website for the Hyatt Regency Austin or contact them directly with question or for ongoing and updated details.
Registration Fees & Details
Registration Coming Soon
| Register By Friday, November 21 |
Register After Friday, November 21 |
Onsite Registration Sunday, January 25 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| API Member | $795 | $945 | $1,125 |
| Committee Member | $895 | $1,045 | $1,225 |
| Non-Member | $995 | $1,145 | $1,325 |
| One-Day Participant (You will only participate on one day between January 26 – January 30) |
$450 | $650 | $750 |
For registration questions or method of payment inquiries, please contact 202-682-8258 or [email protected]
Early Registration Deadline: Friday, November 21, 2025
Refund Cutoff Date: Friday, December 19, 2025 (No refunds granted after this date.)
Cancellations, Refunds, and Substitutions:
Cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing and sent to [email protected] by Friday, December 19, 2025. A $100 administration fee will apply if notice of cancellation is received in writing and sent to [email protected] by Friday, December 19, 2025. No refunds given after Friday, December 19, 2025. Substitutions may be made at any time by written request to [email protected].
Terms of Participation:
API standards meetings are open to all interested parties. By participating in these meetings and the standardization process, you agree: (1) you are expected to conduct themselves with courtesy and respect. Inappropriate behavior of any kind will not be tolerated. Any participant who violates these principles may be asked to leave the conference at the sole discretion of API. (2) to fully comply with API’s policies and procedures governing standards and antitrust concerns, (3) 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, (4) 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, (5) not to provide any technical information or other materials that would violate U.S. export control laws, (6) to disclose the existence of any patented technologies in the material that you provide, and (7) 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.
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 welcomed to participate.
Complimentary registration is limited to first-time attendees only. Those persons must be sponsored by a prior, API standards meeting participant from your same company. This person must be registered in your registration record 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.)
