Information Technology

API's Electronic Business & Information Management and Technology Committees support a wide range of activities in the areas of electronic business, telecommunications, information technology security, data privacy and information technology applications for the oil and natural gas industry. They support advocacy efforts and standards development in these areas, and serve as conduit between industry technologists and operations personnel. Committees in this area include:

General Committee on Information Management and Technology (GCIMT)
The GCIMT serves as a forum for the oil and natural gas industry to address issues in systems technology, including computers, communications, and electronic commerce. Key issues that the GCIMT addresses include network security, critical infrastructure protection, information privacy, technological change, and knowledge management. The GCIMT periodically conducts various studies and projects designed to investigate technological innovations, undertake benchmarking studies of interest to the industry, or establish inter or intra-industry groups to promote developments of interest. 

For more information:

Contact: Lisa Soda
Phone: 202-682-8590
Email: sodal@api.org

Next Meeting: October 20-21, 2008 in Scottsdale, AZ

The GCIMT committee oversees the activities the following four sub-groups:

Data Privacy Council (DPC)
The API DPC mission is to proactively address data privacy issues that are of common interest to the council membership. 

For more information:

Contact: Lisa Soda
Phone: 202-682-8590
Email: sodal@api.org

Next Meeting: August 11-12, 2008 in Houston, TX

Information Technology Security Forum (ITSF)
IT Security is an increasingly important consideration in protection of the nations critical infrastructure. IT systems and applications – whether operating an E-commerce web application or operating a mission critical system to companies' business models - need to be adequately protected. The API ITSF provides an opportunity to work together more proactively to address areas of common interest to the petroleum industry and to demonstrate that the industry is taking prudent steps to protect our IT infrastructure.

For more information:

Contact: Lisa Soda
Phone: 202-682-8590
Email: sodal@api.org

Most Recent Meeting: November 5-8, 2007 in Houston, TX at the API 2nd Annual IT Security Conference for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

Next Meeting: August 12-14, 2008 in Houston, TX

PIDX is the API's committee on Electronic Business. For over fourteen years oil companies, their customers, suppliers and other business partners have collaborated on scores of projects. These projects have reengineered entire business processes and operations for greater efficiency and profitability through the implementation of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and emerging Electronic Business technologies such as the Internet and eXtensible Markup Language (XML).

For more information:

Contact: Desiree Burnley
Phone: 202-682-8504
Email: burnleyd@api.org

The API Telecommunications Committee serves as a forum for the oil, gas and energy industry to address telecommunications matters impacting existing or proposed operations. The Committee addresses communications management issues and fosters quality enterprise communications services by developing and implementing telecommunications policies and strategies. The Committee also monitors regulatory and legislative matters, interceding when necessary to satisfy the needs and concerns of the energy industry.

For more information:

Contact: Desiree Burnley
Phone: 202-682-8504
Email: burnleyd@api.org

Next Meeting: October 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC