API SC18 Liaison report

Mike Briggs

SURFACE SYSTEMS

RAISING PERFORMANCE. TOGETHERTM

SURFACE SYSTEMS

RAISING PERFORMANCE. TOGETHERTM

Overview of SC 18 Key actions from Winter meeting•Identified the need for minimum requirement on welding performance when product specifications are silent on the issue•TG4 - Issues of concern raised by API staff

• This TG reported out on several issues related to the control of the Monogram program

such as Offsite centralized design, content of Design packages and what constitutes

Manufacturing. This TG has been disbanded in light of the newly formed Monogram

Program Board.

•TG5 – Quality Management System for the Service sector• New document (Q2) is currently out for ballot to define the QMS requirements for Service

organizations. The Ballot closes August 12th 2011 and the document is expected to be

released by the end of 2011

•Monogram Program report•Informal study group on Product compliance throughout lifecycle

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•January 2011

•Monogram Licenses

•o 5122 Licenses •o 72 Countries

•Top Countries:

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Ø China–1,983 Ø USA–802 •

Ø India–352 •

Ø Italy–188 •

Ø South Korea 153 Ø

Canada–142 •

Ø UAE –133

•Number of Licenses

•44% •5%

•7%

•14%

•5% 4% 2%

•19%

•Asia Pacific •North America

•Europe •South Asia •Middle East

•Southeast Asia •South America

•Other

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•January 2011

•Top Ten Specifications

••Licensees for 64 Different Specifications

•900

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•700

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•100

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•5CT 6D 6A 5L 7 1 7K 16A 5DP 4F