American Petroleum Institute

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

Summary

American Petroleum Institute is a standards organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 is part of fossil fuels lobby[16].
  • American Petroleum Institute's Commons category is recorded as American Petroleum Institute[17].
  • American Petroleum Institute's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[18].
  • American Petroleum Institute's industry is recorded as petroleum in the United States[19].
  • American Petroleum Institute's industry is recorded as extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas[20].
  • American Petroleum Institute's industry is recorded as business and professional associations, unions[21].
  • American Petroleum Institute comprises front organization[22].
  • March 20, 1919 marks the founding of American Petroleum Institute[23].
  • American Petroleum Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.api.org/[24].
  • American Petroleum Institute's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Petroleum Institute[25].
  • American Petroleum Institute's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(6) organization[26].
  • American Petroleum Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'API'}[27].

Body

Founding

March 20, 1919 marks the founding of American Petroleum Institute[23].

Identity

American Petroleum Institute is part of fossil fuels lobby[16]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'API'}[27].

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[18], petroleum in the United States[19], extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas[20], and business and professional associations, unions[21]. Fields of work include advocacy[3], an occupation[28]; negotiation[4]; lobbying[5], an activity[29]; research[6], a type of process[30]; standardization[7], a type of process[31]; and certification[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Doublespeak Award[9], an ironic award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1974[34] and Silver Anvil Award[10], an award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1944[37].

Why It Matters

American Petroleum Institute has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . api.org. api.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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