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API

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000153

The American Petroleum Institute, a national trade association representing all segments of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. It develops standards for equipment and operating practices, conducts research, and advocates for industry interests. API gravity is a measure of the density of crude oil, expressed in degrees API.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000153
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeneral Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000153",
  "term": "API",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The American Petroleum Institute, a national trade association representing all segments of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. It develops standards for equipment and operating practices, conducts research, and advocates for industry interests. API gravity is a measure of the density of crude oil, expressed in degrees API.",
  "subject": "General Terms",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/api/"
}

Record 171 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.