# API RP 571: Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry

- Dates: 10 August 2026 to 14 August 2026
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Organiser: 2026 - API
- Industry: Energy & Cleantech

## About

API Recommended Practice 571 provides guidance to pressure equipment integrity personnel in the refining industry. It covers the management of pressure equipment integrity from damage identification to conducting examinations. The practice is intended for those involved in maintaining fixed equipment in refineries.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.api.org/products-and-services/standards/important-standards-announcements/recommendedpractice571)

## Where to stay

- **Hotel Clark**: 40 m from the venue, 5 stars, 1 Clark Ádám tér, Budapest, 1013
  - [Hotel website](https://hotelclarkbudapest.hu/)
  - Phone: +36 1 610 4890
- **Hotel Carlton**: 150 m from the venue, 4 stars, 3 Apor Péter utca, Budapest, 1011
  - [Hotel website](https://www.carltonhotel.hu/index_hu.htm)
  - Phone: +36 1 224 0999
- **Lánchíd 19 Design Hotel**: 220 m from the venue, 19 Lánchíd utca, Budapest, 1013
  - Phone: +3616104891
- **Boutique Hotel Victoria Budapest \*\*\*\***: 360 m from the venue, 4 stars, 11 Bem rakpart, Budapest, 1011
  - [Hotel website](https://www.victoria.hu/)
  - Phone: +36 1 457 8080
- **Park Plaza Budapest**: 500 m from the venue, 16-19 Bem rakpart, Budapest, 1011
  - [Hotel website](https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/park-plaza-budapest)
  - Phone: +36 1 487 9487
- **InterContinental**: 570 m from the venue, 12-14 Apáczai Csere János utca, Budapest, 1051
  - [Hotel website](http://budapest.intercontinental.com)
  - Phone: +36 1 327 6333
- **Four Seasons Gresham Palace**: 590 m from the venue, 5-6 Széchenyi István tér, Budapest, 1051
  - [Hotel website](https://www.fourseasons.com/budapest/)
  - Phone: +36 1 268 6000
- **Milford Suites Budapest**: 640 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.milfordsuitesbudapest.com/index_hu.html)
  - Phone: +36 30 38 52 100

## What people are saying

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- [129 Damage Mechanisms in Petroleum Industry API 571](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ2DEP8Yzb8)
  - API 571 API RP 571, titled "Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry," extensively covers various damage mechanisms encountered in refineries.

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