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API RECOMMENDED PRACTICE 14G FOURTH EDITION, APRIL 2007
This Recommended Practice (RP) is under the jurisdiction of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Executive Committee on Drilling and Production Operations. It has been prepared with guidance from API and the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC).
It is essential that operations on offshore production platforms are conducted in a manner providing for the safety of personnel and property and the protection of the environment. Process systems and operating practices are designed to prevent the unintentional release of hydrocarbons to the atmosphere and their subsequent ignition. However, the possibility of such an occurrence must be considered and methods employed not only to prevent fires but, where practical, to control a fire that may occur. Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right, by implication or otherwise, for the manufacture, sale, or use of any method, apparatus, or product covered by letters patent. Neither should anything contained in the publication be construed as insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.
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