American Petroleum Institute

U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry
Organization standards_organization Q466043
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American Petroleum Institute

Summary

American Petroleum Institute is a standards organization[1]. It draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (standards_organization category, ranking #11 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Petroleum Institute's field of work was advocacy[3].
  • American Petroleum Institute's field of work was negotiation[4].
  • American Petroleum Institute's field of work was lobbying[5].
  • American Petroleum Institute's field of work was research[6].
  • American Petroleum Institute's field of work was standardization[7].
  • American Petroleum Institute's field of work was certification[8].
  • American Petroleum Institute received the Doublespeak Award[9].
  • American Petroleum Institute received the Silver Anvil Award[10].
  • American Petroleum Institute is in the country of United States[11].
  • American Petroleum Institute's instance of is recorded as standards organization[12].
  • American Petroleum Institute's instance of is recorded as trade association[13].
  • American Petroleum Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].
  • American Petroleum Institute's chief executive officer is recorded as Mike Sommers[15].
  • American Petroleum Institute's ISNI is recorded as 0000000101071247[16].
  • American Petroleum Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130725869[17].
  • American Petroleum Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150432193[18].
  • American Petroleum Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2002030102[19].
  • American Petroleum Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79049601[20].
  • American Petroleum Institute's IdRef ID is recorded as 079015816[21].
  • American Petroleum Institute's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00749442[22].
  • American Petroleum Institute's IMDb ID is recorded as co0110675[23].
  • American Petroleum Institute's part of is recorded as fossil fuels lobby[24].
  • American Petroleum Institute's Commons category is recorded as American Petroleum Institute[25].
  • American Petroleum Institute's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[26].
  • American Petroleum Institute's industry is recorded as petroleum in the United States[27].

Body

Founding

+1919-03-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of American Petroleum Institute[28].

Identity

American Petroleum Institute's part of is recorded as fossil fuels lobby[24]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'API'}[29].

Leadership

American Petroleum Institute's chief executive officer is recorded as Mike Sommers[15].

Operations

American Petroleum Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].

Industry

Industries include petroleum industry[26], petroleum in the United States[27], extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas[30], and business and professional associations, unions[31]. Fields of work include advocacy[3], an occupation[32]; negotiation[4]; lobbying[5], an activity[33]; research[6], a type of process[34]; standardization[7], a type of process[35]; and certification[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Doublespeak Award[9], an ironic award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1974[38] and Silver Anvil Award[10], an award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1944[41].

Why It Matters

American Petroleum Institute draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (standards_organization category, ranking #11 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did American Petroleum Institute receive?

Honors received include Doublespeak Award[9] and Silver Anvil Award[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . api.org. api.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . api.org. api.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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