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Brad Bellinger

May 8, 2008 Session 3

API Standardsfor the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

Metals/Pipe Manufacturing

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API Subcommittee 5 Tubular Goods

Executive Committee on Standardization of Oilfield

Equipment & Materials

API Subcommittee 5: Tubulars GoodsOrganization Structure

Subcommittee 5:Tubular Goods

Task Group OCTG

Task GroupLine Pipe

Task GroupDrill Stem Elements

ManufacturersAdvisory Group

Steering Committee

Resource GroupCoiled Tubing

Resource GroupExpandable Tubulars

Resource GroupSour Service

Products

Resource GroupPerformance

Properties

Resource GroupThreading, Gauging &

Compounds

Resource GroupNDT

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First API standard

Specification 5 1924

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Pipe standards

5L/ISO 3183, Line Pipe5CT/ISO 11960, Casing and Tubing5D, Drill Pipe (soon to be 5DP/11961)5LCP, Coiled Line Pipe5LD, CRA Clad or Lined Pipe5LC, CRA Line Pipe2B, Structural Steel Pipe (SC 2 – Offshore)

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Global Tonnage* (metric Tonnes - 2004 Data)

5L Line Pipe 9,401,1295CT Casing 6,798,0635CT Tubing 1,791,8455D Drill Pipe 177,617

*As voluntarily reported by API monogram Licensees.

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