API Certification Consulting for Oil & Gas Manufacturers and Service Providers
Achieve API Spec Q1, API Spec Q2 and API Monogram licensing with expert guidance from Global Edge. 16+ years of experience supporting organisations across India and the Middle East.
API Spec Q1 · API Spec Q2 · API Monogram · 23 product specifications
Meet the Standards the Oil & Gas Industry Demands
API (American Petroleum Institute) standards are the benchmark for equipment and services used in oil and gas worldwide. Operators and EPC contractors across the GCC and beyond increasingly require their suppliers to hold API Spec Q1 or Q2 registration and an API Monogram licence for the products they supply.
The API Monogram Program allows licensed manufacturers to mark their products with the API Monogram, showing that the product meets the relevant API specification and was made under an API Spec Q1 quality management system. Getting there takes a robust quality system, controlled manufacturing processes, full traceability and a successful audit by API.
Global Edge guides you through every stage, from reading the specification to closing out the API audit.
API Quality Management System Standards
API Spec Q1 — Quality Management for Manufacturing Organisations
API Spec Q1 sets the quality management system requirements for organisations that manufacture products for the petroleum and natural gas industry. It goes beyond ISO 9001, with added requirements for risk assessment, contingency planning, management of change, control of critical suppliers, product quality plans, design validation, traceability and preventive maintenance.
API Spec Q1 is the foundation for any API Monogram licence and can also be registered on its own through the API Quality Registrar (APIQR).
Ideal for: manufacturers of valves, wellhead equipment, pipe, drilling equipment, forgings, castings, bolting and storage tanks.
API Spec Q2 — Quality Management for Service Supply Organisations
API Spec Q2 is the quality management standard for organisations providing services across well construction, intervention, production and abandonment. It focuses on service quality plans, competence of field personnel, equipment readiness, risk control and service-related contingency planning.
Ideal for: oilfield service companies, well testing, wireline, cementing, equipment rental and inspection service providers.
API Monogram Product Specifications We Support
We help manufacturers implement the technical requirements of the following API product specifications and prepare for API Monogram licensing.
Pipe & Tubulars
- API 5CT — Casing and tubing
Wellhead & Pressure Control
- API 6A — Wellhead and Christmas tree equipment
- API 16A — Drill-through equipment (BOPs)
- API 16C — Choke and kill equipment
- API 16D — Control systems for drilling well control equipment
- API 17D — Subsea wellhead and tree equipment
Drilling Equipment
- API 7-1 — Rotary drill stem elements
- API 7-2 — Threading and gauging of rotary shouldered connections
- API 7K — Drilling and well servicing equipment
- API 8C — Drilling and production hoisting equipment
Valves
- API 6D — Pipeline and piping valves
- API 594 — Check valves
- API 600 — Steel gate valves
- API 602 — Gate, globe and check valves, NPS 4 and smaller
- API 608 — Metal ball valves
- API 609 — Butterfly valves
Castings, Forgings & Bolting
- API 20A — Steel and nickel-base alloy castings
- API 20B — Open die shaped forgings
- API 20C — Closed die forgings
- API 20E — Alloy and carbon steel bolting
- API 20F — Corrosion-resistant bolting
Storage Tanks
- API 12F — Shop-welded tanks for production liquids
- API 650 — Welded steel tanks for oil storage
Don’t see your product? Contact us. We can advise on other API specifications and licensing routes.
Your Roadmap to API Certification
A structured, step-by-step approach that takes you from first assessment to a successful API audit.
01
Initial Consultation & Scope
We confirm the right route: API Spec Q1, API Spec Q2, APIQR registration or an API Monogram licence for a specific product specification.
02
Gap Assessment
We assess your quality system, processes, equipment, testing and records against API Spec Q1/Q2 and the product specification, and give you a detailed action plan.
03
Specification Review
We break down the technical requirements of the product specification — materials, design, testing, marking and documentation — into clear tasks for your teams.
04
QMS Documentation
API quality manual, procedures and forms, including risk assessment, contingency planning, management of change, supplier control, product quality plans, design control, calibration and traceability.
05
Implementation & Training
We help your team apply the system on the shop floor or in the field and train staff on API requirements and their responsibilities.
06
Internal Audit & Management Review
A full internal audit against the API standard and product specification, and guidance through the management review.
07
API Application Support
We help you prepare and submit your application to API with the required documents.
08
API Audit Support
We support you during the API on-site audit and help you respond to and close any nonconformities within the required timeframe.
After licensing: we continue to support you with ongoing compliance, internal audits, specification updates and preparation for API surveillance audits and licence renewal.
What You Get With Global Edge
- ✔ Gap assessment report against API Spec Q1/Q2 and the product specification
- ✔ API quality manual, procedures, work instructions and forms
- ✔ Risk assessment, contingency plans and management of change procedures
- ✔ Product quality plans and inspection & test plans
- ✔ Supplier evaluation and critical supplier control system
- ✔ Calibration, traceability and record-keeping systems
- ✔ Product specification requirements mapped to your processes
- ✔ API awareness training for management and staff
- ✔ Full internal audit with report and corrective action support
- ✔ Management review guidance and records
- ✔ Support with the API application
- ✔ Support during the API audit and closure of nonconformities
- ✔ Ongoing compliance support after licensing
Who We Help
Valve manufacturers
Gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly and pipeline valves.
Wellhead & pressure control
Wellhead, tree, BOP, choke and kill equipment makers.
Drilling equipment
Drill stem elements, hoisting and well servicing equipment.
Pipe & tubulars
Casing, tubing, line pipe and drill pipe manufacturers.
Foundries, forges & fasteners
Castings, forgings and bolting.
Tank fabricators
Production and oil storage tanks.
Oilfield service companies
Organisations seeking API Spec Q2.
Suppliers to operators & EPCs
Companies that need API compliance for vendor approval.
Why Choose Global Edge for API Certification
16+ years of experience
In quality management and certification consulting.
Specification-level knowledge
We work through the technical clauses of your product specification, not just the QMS.
ISO and API together
Already ISO 9001 certified? We build API Spec Q1 on top of your existing system, saving time and effort.
23 product specifications
From casing and tubing to valves, bolting and storage tanks.
Shop-floor practical
Systems that fit your manufacturing process and your people.
GCC market focus
We understand supplier requirements of operators and EPC contractors in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Iraq.
Training under one roof
API awareness and internal auditor training from the same team.
Support after licensing
For API surveillance audits, specification updates and renewals.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between API Spec Q1 and API Spec Q2?
API Spec Q1 applies to organisations that manufacture products for the oil and gas industry. API Spec Q2 applies to organisations that provide services, such as well construction, intervention and production services.
What is the API Monogram?
The API Monogram is a mark that licensed manufacturers apply to products that meet a specific API product specification. To be licensed, you need an API Spec Q1 quality system and must demonstrate that you can make the product to the specification’s requirements.
Who issues the API licence?
The American Petroleum Institute. API conducts its own audit and grants the licence. Global Edge prepares your organisation and supports you through the process.
We already have ISO 9001. Does that help?
Yes. ISO 9001 gives you a good foundation, but API Spec Q1 has many additional requirements. We review your existing system and add only what is needed.
How long does it take to get an API Monogram licence?
It depends on your product, the readiness of your processes and API’s audit scheduling. We give you a realistic timeline after the gap assessment.
Can one licence cover more than one product?
Each API product specification needs its own licence, but they can share one API Spec Q1 quality system. We can prepare you for several specifications together.
Do you support companies outside India?
Yes. We support manufacturers and service companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq, on-site and remotely.
What happens if API raises nonconformities during the audit?
We help you analyse the root cause, implement corrective actions and prepare evidence for closure within API’s deadline.
Ready to Supply to the Oil & Gas Industry with Confidence?
Talk to a Global Edge API consultant. Tell us your products or services, and we’ll recommend the right API route and send you a clear, fixed-scope proposal.