The American Petroleum Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Energy Chamber. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) to collaborate on capacity building initiatives and standardization to enhance safety, environmental protection, and sustainability in African countries. The MoU is expected to facilitate collaboration between API and AEC members in several areas, including the development of training programs and seminars, the coordination of good practices, and the organization of joint forums about energy issues, the API revealed. “API is pleased to collaborate with the AEC to expand use of our world-class standards and programs to help enhance the safety, transparency and sustainability of natural gas and oil operations across the African continent,” API Segment Standards and Services Vice President Alexa Burr said in an organization statement.