INTRODUCTION Safety consulting engineers@ inc. (SCE) has prepared this report for work on the Static Electricity Research Project which was administered by the American Petroleum Institute's committee on Safety and Fire Protection (COSFP). This project was performed in three phases: Phase I: The technical data and information contained in API RP 2003@ Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static@ Lightning@ and Stray Currents@ march 1982@ validated to substantiate the recommendations made therein. NOTE: Since a new version of API 2003 has been released@ some issues may not apply. Phase II: Areas that are relevant to electrostatic ignition hazards in the petroleum industry but are not covered@ or are inadequately covered in the existing version of API RP 2008@ were identified and documentation was provided where it exists for these areas. Phase III: Areas from Phase I or Phase II that require further research were identified and research programs for these areas are proposed.