Chinese companies flock to energy industry meeting

Industry executives and experts visit the display of CNPC at the 2017 Offshore Technology Conference on Tuesday. MAY ZHOU / CHINA DAILY

Not only are Chinese companies more prominent at OTC, but more of them are selling products to the US oil and gas industry, according to Tim Gonzales, acting director of global business at the American Petroleum Institute (API).

API has led the development of petroleum and petrochemical equipment and operating standards for more than 80 years. It certifies all products and services sold within the industry.

Gonzales said that the number of API-certified Chinese companies has surpassed that of American companies since last year.

"Now we certify more than 3,000 companies from China while we certify just about 3,000 companies in the US. It's very interesting," said Gonzales.

Gonzales said that API, after working in China to bring US standards to Chinese manufacturers, is now interested in working with Chinese organizations and companies to develop industry standards that China requires.

"So that when Chinese companies buy equipment such as pipes from the US, it will be the same as in China. We want to make the standard globally acceptable," said Gonzales, who discussed details with Zhao on how to work together to develop such standard for China.

"This is very encouraging news. It means that China economy has become a force to be reckoned with. A recognized standard for China will certainly further benefit business exchanges on both sides," Zhao said.

This year, China's major players such as CNPC, Sinopec and CNOOC are at OTC.

mayzhou@chinadailyusa.com