WASHINGTON, March 18, 2015 – API today expressed support for proposals in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to rein in new and costly ozone regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “The current standards are …
RALEIGH, N.C., March 17, 2015 – North Carolina Petroleum Council (NCPC) Executive Director David McGowan said that today’s enactment of state regulations governing hydraulic fracturing in North Carolina presents a unique opportunity to create well-paying …
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2015 – The administration should keep the current ozone standards of 75 parts per billion, which are not only the strictest standards ever imposed; they have yet to be fully implemented, API Senior Director of Regulatory and …
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2015 – API, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), and anti-hunger group ActionAid USA called for repeal of corn ethanol mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) during a joint press event Wednesday. “A chorus of concerned …
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2015 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard said today’s Senate vote to override the president’s veto of Keystone XL proves Washington is trying to work for the people. “Lawmakers are listening to the American people on Keystone,” said …
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2015 ─ During today’s House energy hearing, lawmakers should consider ways to move toward lifting U.S. trade restrictions on crude oil this year, according to API. “The U.S. energy revolution has transformed the global landscape, …
Harrisburg, Pa., March 3, 2015—API-PA Executive Director Stephanie Catarino Wissman criticized Governor Wolf’s proposed budget plan for including an additional severance tax on natural gas development in Pennsylvania that will harm job growth and weaken …
WASHINGTON, February 26, 2015 – API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco welcomed the bipartisan proposal being introduced in the U.S. Senate, led by Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA), that would roll back portions the nation’s …
DENVER, February 24, 2015 ─ API urged lawmakers to carefully review the recommendations put forth today by Governor John Hickenlooper’s task force on oil and natural gas development. “The task force has engaged in a thoughtful dialogue about Colorado’s …
WASHINGTON, February 24, 2015 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard criticized the president’s veto of the bipartisan Keystone XL legislation. “We urge President Obama to look at his administration’s State Department review of KXL and see that the facts and …
WASHINGTON, February 20, 2015 ─ Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) increased last month by 1.5 percent from January 2014 to average 19.2 million barrels per day in January 2015. This was the highest January demand since 2008. “Demand for …
WASHINGTON, February 20, 2015 – The Arctic is an essential piece of our energy equation and vital to keeping America’s status as a world leader in energy, so API is carefully reviewing proposed Arctic offshore regulations released today, said API Director …
WASHINGTON, February 11, 2015 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard applauded the bipartisan House passage of legislation to finally approve the Keystone XL pipeline. “Democrats and Republicans in the House have now joined their colleagues in the Senate to …
Harrisburg, Pa., February 11, 2015 ─ The governor’s proposal for a new severance tax on natural gas development in Pennsylvania will harm job growth and weaken the state’s economy, said Stephanie Catarino Wissman, executive director of Associated Petroleum …
WASHINGTON, February 10, 2015 – The vast majority of natural gas collection and processing facilities have methane leak rates of less than 1 percent, according to a major field study led by Colorado State University that examined 114 gathering facilities …
WASHINGTON, February 9, 2015 – The offshore oil and natural gas leasing program proposed by the Obama administration puts America’s energy competitiveness at risk, API President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters today as the government kicked off a series …
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2015 ─ The final U.S. trade report for 2014 demonstrates the power of U.S. oil and natural gas production to drive economic gains, a trend that could accelerate under free trade policies, said API Chief Economist John Felmy. From …
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2015 – API Executive Vice President Louis Finkel said the Environmental Protection Agency’s is inventing new excuses to further delay the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. “Suggesting that the drop in oil prices requires a re- …
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2015 – Today API President and CEO Jack Gerard testified before a House Committee with oversight of energy infrastructure and discussed that enhancing our delivery systems will benefit American energy consumers, our nation’s economy …
WASHINGTON, February 2, 2015 – President Obama called for higher taxes on the oil and natural gas industry today for the sixth year in a row. His $95 billion energy tax hike would thwart the very goals expressed in his State of the Union address, said API …
