Software Description

New software development helps companies collect data, aggregate it electronically, and compile better statistics on their operations. Examples of recent software development include:  

Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This survey is API's first annual survey on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from U.S. oil and gas industry companies. Companies will report their 2005 greenhouse gas emissions as well as "normalization factors" so that emissions intensity of operations can be calculated. Companies participating in this survey will be able to compare their greenhouse gas emissions or emissions intensity progress against aggregate industry performance. Contact Adebukola Adefemi at adefemia@api.org.

Safety Performance Tracking System (SPTS)
API has been tasked by the Safety & Fire Protection Subcommittee to create a new system to measure the effectiveness of workplace safety in a consistent manner throughout the petroleum industry. This is an effort to develop guidance to measure the effectiveness of a company's overall safety programs by establishing a set of metrics that will help monitor trends that can lead to improvements in the program. Our goal is zero safety incidents in the petroleum industry. The Statistical Services group will create a client-based software that will maintain all safety incidents data and metrics; and provide support tools to report leading and lagging indicators to assist in the prevention of future incidents. Contact Maria Coronado at Coronadom@api.org.

Pipeline Performance Tracking System (PPTS)
This is an effort by the Pipeline segment to collect very detailed information about every pipeline incident since 1999. The Statistical Services group created a client-based software that is dynamically linked to API through the Internet to collect the data. The Statistical Services group maintains the software and handles technical support for the effort. Contact Hazem Arafa at arafa@api.org.

Survey on Petroleum Industry Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (OII)
The Statistical Services group also created the online survey and database needed for the data collection in this effort. Companies can enter their safety data and can benchmark their operations – by sector and for selected companies – in real time. Access to the OII web site is restricted to participants. Contact Jeff Obermiller at obermiller@api.org.