May 04, 2026 to May 08, 2026

2026 Spring Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting

Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City – Salt Lake City, Utah

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Overview

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The 2026 Spring Refining and Equipment (CRE) Standards Meeting is being presented as an in-person meeting and will be open to industry professionals who wish to participate. This meeting is scheduled from Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8, 2026, in Salt Lake City, UT.

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 220 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.

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Program Details

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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

*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.

*API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service will not meet during this event.

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 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 & Exhibitor Information

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Thank you for your support of the 2026 Spring Refining and Equipment 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].

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, March 6, 2026.

Payment is due in full at the time of registration. If you require an invoice, your payment is due thirty (30) days from the receipt of your invoice. Full payment for sponsors and for exhibitors must be received to API no later than Friday, March 6, 2026.

Sponsors and exhibitors may cancel their obligation up to Friday, March 6, 2026. However, 50% of the fee for sponsors and for exhibitors is nonrefundable. Notice of cancellation must be submitted in writing to [email protected].  Refunds will not be given on cancellations received after Friday, March 6, 2026.

Opportunity  Cost Complimentary Registration
Sponsor – Lanyards $8,500 Three (3) complimentary registration included
Sponsor $5,000 Two (2) complimentary registration included
Exhibitor $3,000 One (1) complimentary registration included
Additional Exhibitor $600

Deadline – Friday, March 20, 2026

Sponsors, if your application is for the sponsorship of items that need to be designed and produced, such as bags, lanyards, etc., please submit your online applications by Friday, March 20, 2026, so that we have time to have those items produced and shipped to Salt Lake City in time for the start of the meeting.

Marketing Requirements:

Within your registration, 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 Adobe Illustrator (ai) format only
  • Company URL
  • Company description not to exceed 100 words

Hotel

Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City
170 South West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
Online Reservations

Room Rate: $292 single or double occupancy
Mention the 2026 Spring Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting or API Meeting to receive the API group rate.

Reservations questions: If you need personal assistance, please call 801.596.1234
for in-house reservations if you have difficulty making online reservations or have specific questions.

Reservation Deadline: March 27, 2026, by 5:00 pm.
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.

Hyatt Hotels is committed to the safety and wellbeing of its guests. Review Hyatt Hotels Global Care and Cleanliness Commitment for details.


Avoid Housing Scams

Note: API has not contracted with any third party for hotel arrangements and will not call or email you directly to make housing arrangements on your behalf.

Should you receive a call or email from a third-party provider, please collect as much information as you can and let us know immediately. “Room Poachers” have been known to act as representatives of API, or authorized providers of API, to offer room discounts or alternative accommodations to our attendees – often to the attendee’s detriment. These companies are not affiliated with API, and reservations made through these companies for our meeting cannot be guaranteed.

How It Works

This deceptive practice (called “room poaching”) is carried out by third‐party companies that act as travel agencies, wholesalers, or even API to solicit registrants for room reservations. The poacher might inform registrants that the hotel room block is “sold out,” and that if you do not book with them immediately, you may not get a room. Room poachers make it more difficult for us to meet our room block commitments, and expose us to penalties and increased room rates for our events. Room poachers often don’t deliver on promises to customers. When customers arrive, reservations are non‐existent or the hotels are not conveniently located. Sometimes the rooms have been cancelled and hefty cancellation fees have been placed on the customer’s credit card.

Don’t Be Deceived

If you are contacted by anyone asking if you need a room for the API Conference, please get as much information as you can (their name, company name, phone number, etc.) and pass it along to [email protected]. Always make your room reservation directly with the information provided by API or a trusted source.

API will use all legal means possible to prevent these groups from operating.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

Registration Fees & Details

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  Price if registered by
Friday, March 27
Price if registered after
Friday, March 27
Price for Onsite Registration
Starting Sunday, May 3
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 Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 8) 
$500 $700 $850

Cancellations, Refunds, and Substitutions:
Cancellations and request for refunds must be made in writing and sent to [email protected] by Friday, April 3, 2026. Cancellation shall be effective, final, and binding upon receipt by API. Cancellation requests received by Friday, April 3, 2026, will receive a refund of the registration fee less a $100 cancellation fee, and will be processed in the original form of payment. Refunds are not provided for cancellation requests received after Friday, April 3, 2026. Registration fees are non-transferable to other API meetings. Substitutions within the same event 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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