GALVESTON- Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton yesterday spoke to inspection professionals

at the American Petroleum Institute (API) Inspection Summit hosted at the Galveston

Island Convention Center. The first engineer to serve on the Railroad Commission

 in 50 years, Sitton discussed "Equipment Integrity, Reliability and the Future 

of Energy."

"As an energy professional who started a mechanical integrity and reliability company,

I understand how important it is to have a work force that is constantly improving

and making energy development as safe as possible," Commissioner Sitton said. "Texas

serves as an example to the world in responsibly producing oil and gas, so it was

my privilege to keynote the API Inspection Summit to challenge these technical experts

to continue implementing best practices that keep the public and environment safe."