Register Now for the American Petroleum Institute (API) 2026 API Storage Tank Conference & Expo – Oct 19 – Oct 22, 2026 – Austin, TX

October 19–22, 2026
Hyatt Regency Austin
Austin, Texas

The 2026 API Storage Tank Conference & Expo brings together storage tank professionals for four days of technical education, industry collaboration, and networking. Since 1995, this volunteer-driven conference has focused on safety, best practices, innovation, and professional development for the storage tank industry.

Attendees can earn up to 21 Professional Development Hours (PDH/CPD), connect with industry experts, and explore the latest products and services from sponsors and exhibitors.

Conference Schedule

Who Should Attend

• Tank owners, managers, and operators
• Storage tank professionals
• Senior design and construction specialists
• Representatives from refineries, pipelines, utilities, and tank cleaning companies
• Professionals involved in safe tank entry and confined space operations

Program Highlights

• Technical presentations covering storage tank safety, inspection, corrosion, leak detection, robotics, coatings, compliance, and emerging technologies.
• Industry keynote presentations and technical case studies.
• Networking with storage tank professionals, sponsors, and exhibitors.
• Professional Development Hours (PDH/CPD) for qualifying sessions.

API Refrigerated Tank Conference

Co-located on October 22, the API Refrigerated Tank Conference focuses on refrigerated and cryogenic storage technologies supporting LNG, NGLs, hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and other evolving energy markets.

Sessions will explore technology innovation, emissions mitigation, infrastructure development, inspection, construction, safety, and industry best practices for refrigerated and cryogenic storage tanks.

Workshops & Courses

API-NFPA Safe Tank Entry Workshop

This one-day workshop covers confined space hazard identification, safe work practices, atmospheric monitoring, instrument calibration, decommissioning, repairs, inerting, and hands-on testing exercises.

SPCC Regulatory Compliance Course

Led by former EPA national SPCC program manager Mark W. Howard, this course provides practical guidance on Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) compliance, enforcement, inspections, reporting requirements, and implementation of 40 CFR Parts 110 and 112.

Cold Storage/Cryogenic Tank Fundamentals

Presented by STI-SPFA, this course introduces cryogenic and cold storage tank design, construction, insulation, coatings, commissioning, maintenance, API standards, and inspection considerations.

Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities

Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available for companies wishing to showcase products and services to storage tank professionals throughout the conference.

Application & Artwork Deadline: September 25, 2026
Sponsor/Exhibitor Cancellation Deadline: August 7, 2026

Exhibition Schedule

7 PDH (Professional Development Hours) / CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours will be provided for the October 20th API/STI-SPFA Course attendance. 14 hours will be provided for the October 21-22, 2026 Conference. Together you can receive up to 21 hours. Attendees will be required to scan their badge at the door which will document how many hours you attend.

Attendees will be required to scan their badges at the door to document the number of hours attended. All session logs and certificates will be emailed following the conference.

2026 Conference Presentations

Scheduled and anticipated presentations for the 2026 conference include:

• Keynote Session: Coming Soon
• Cascading Failure
• Managing the Unknown: A Risk-Based Approach to Unexpected Tank Floor Corrosion
• Ask the Experts
• EPA Regulatory Updates
• Robotic Internal Shell Inspection of Insulated Atmospheric Storage Tanks
• Considerations for Utilizing Non-Fluorinated Concentrates in Systems Designed for AFFF
• Tank Reliability Centered Maintenance: Working Within Regulations to Focus on “Bad Actors”
• Measuring the Right Metric: Emissions Performance Versus Mechanical Integrity in Floating Roof Seal
• Former EPA Program Perspectives on SPCC and FRP Compliance Monitoring (Inspections)
• Ultrasonic Mode Imaging: A Nonintrusive AST Assessment and Management Tool
• What Is Your Showstopper?
• EPA Perspective on SPCC and FRP Compliance Monitoring
• Integrity Assessment of Atmospheric Storage Tanks for Temporary Industrial Effluent Service
• EPA’s Roles and Responsibilities During an Oil Spill
• A Tank on Borrowed Time: Risk, Repairing the Unrepairable, and Results
• Improved Tank Construction Efficiency Using High-Strength Stainless Steel Coil
• Corrosion Cracking of Horton Spheres: Refinery Case Study
• Operating Integrity for Volatile Crude Storage Under Elevated TVP Conditions
• Advances in UHP Waterblast and Robotics: Improvements in Production, Safety, and Environmental Impact
• Firewater Storage Tanks: Critical Differences Between NFPA and API Requirements
• Tank Lining Internals Inspection with High-Voltage Spark Testing: Plenty of Room Left to Play
• Interaction Between Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors and Cathodic Protection for Aboveground Storage Tanks
• AI in Midstream & Liquid Storage Terminals: From Optimization to Autonomy

API Refrigerated Tank Conference

Thursday, October 22, 2026
Co-located with Day 2 of the API Storage Tank Conference

Explore the unique challenges and innovations shaping refrigerated storage systems through a dedicated conference track focused on LNG, LPG, ammonia, and other cryogenic applications.

Hear from industry experts on engineering, operations, inspections, integrity management, and emerging technologies while gaining practical insights that can be applied across your facilities.

2025 Refrigerated Tank Conference Presentations Included

• Keynote: Refrigerated Storage Tanks—A Look at Current and Future Markets
• Assessment of Pressure Relief Vent Fires on Concrete Roofs of LNG Storage Tanks
• New API Standard for Inspection of Refrigerated Tanks
• Enhancing an Existing LNG Storage Tank by Repair and Upgrades: A Real-Life Case Study
• Rehabilitation of an Ammonia Storage Tank (AT-911)
• Innovative Construction of Cryogenic Storage Tanks Using High-Manganese Steel
• Midscale Modular Refrigerated Liquefied Gas (RLG) Tank—The Next Step to Reduce Cost and Schedule
• Flexible, Scalable, Modularized LNG Storage Solutions for Evolving Energy Markets
• Enhancing Safety and Efficiency: Acoustic Emission Monitoring for Storage Assets
• Overview of LNG Risk Management
• Closing Keynote: Signals vs. Noise—Energy Markets and the Economy, presented by API’s Chief Economist

Workshops and Professional-Development Courses

API-NFPA Safe Tank Entry Workshop

Monday, October 19, 2026
9:00 AM–5:00 PM

This one-day course is designed for professionals who conduct or supervise tank entry. Topics include confined-space hazard identification, classification, and safe work practices. The workshop will also cover decommissioning, hot work, repairs, and inerting.

Hands-on instruction will include atmospheric monitoring, monitoring devices, instrument calibration, and simulated testing scenarios.

Navigating SPCC Regulatory Compliance with the “Prevention Guy”

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
9:00 AM–4:00 PM

Join Mark W. Howard, the recently retired EPA national SPCC subject-matter expert and program manager, for a practical, insider’s look at SPCC compliance from a former federal regulator’s point of view.

Attendees will gain practical SPCC compliance insights, enforcement perspectives, and spill-reporting guidance from a regulator who helped shape the rule and its associated compliance-monitoring program.

This short course is designed to help attendees develop the knowledge and skills needed to create, implement, review, and evaluate 40 CFR Part 112 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure plans.

Attendees will also gain a better understanding of how EPA enforcement and inspection programs operate. Participants will receive an overview of federal oil-discharge reporting requirements under 40 CFR Part 110 and 40 CFR Part 112.

Attendees will receive a rare behind-the-scenes perspective from the person who helped draft the SPCC rule and trained EPA SPCC inspectors. Participants will learn practical strategies for navigating complex regulatory requirements while achieving compliance in a cost-effective manner.

Updated specifically for the advanced API Storage Tank Conference audience, the course includes actionable “Ounce of Prevention Takeaways” that participants can use to support compliance.

This short course is intended for:

• Terminal owners and operators
• Environmental compliance professionals
• Facility and operations managers
• First responders
• Inspectors
• SPCC plan developers
• Regulators
• Engineers and related technical personnel

Whether attendees are new to 40 CFR Parts 110 and 112 or are experienced professionals seeking deeper implementation insight, the course will provide practical SPCC knowledge relevant to midstream, downstream, and end-use oil-storage facilities.

The course will not focus on upstream oil-production facilities.

STI-SPFA Cold Storage/Cryogenic Tank Fundamentals Course

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

The STI-SPFA Cold Storage/Cryogenic Tank Fundamentals Course provides an introduction to cryogenic and cold-storage tanks for tank owners, terminal operators, engineers, regulators, and other professionals seeking to better understand these specialized storage systems.

Course Topics

• Introduction and History of Cold and Cryogenic Storage Tanks
• Foundation Considerations for Cold and Cryogenic Tanks
• Types of Cold and Cryogenic Tanks
• Fundamentals of Construction
• Insulation for Cryogenic and Cold-Storage Tanks
• Coatings for Cryogenic and Cold-Storage Tanks
• Commissioning and Decommissioning Cryogenic and Cold-Storage Tanks
• RFQ Data and Bid Considerations
• API 626, API 653, and Other Inspection and Repair Considerations

Representatives from STI-SPFA member companies will provide specialized information highlighting the construction and maintenance techniques for cold and cryogenic storage tanks described in API standards.

Attendees will also have opportunities to ask questions of experienced and knowledgeable professionals from across the storage-tank industry.