API Tank Standards
API tank standards are written by committees comprised of
individuals from tank operating companies and tank building companies and
consultants. The API standards which apply to above ground storage tanks are
as follows: |
| API-650 |
Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage. This document
governs the construction of tanks storing products with internal pressures
up to 2.5 psig. |
| API-651 |
Cathodic Protection for Above Ground Petroleum Storage
Tanks |
| API-652 |
Lining of Above Ground Petroleum Storage Tanks |
| API-653 |
Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction |
| API-620 |
Design and Construction of Large Welded Low Pressure Storage
Tanks. This covers the construction of tanks with internal pressures up to
15 psig |
| API-2000 |
Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks |
| API-2517 |
Evaporating Losses from External Floating Roof Tanks |
| API-2519 |
Evaporating Losses from Internal Floating Roof Tanks |
| API-2350 |
Overfill Protection for Petroleum Storage Tanks |
| API-2015 |
Cleaning Petroleum Storage Tanks |
| API-2550 |
Measurements and Calibration of Petroleum Storage Tanks |
