WASHINGTON, January 12, 2015 ─ API President and CEO Jack Gerard said today’s bipartisan Senate cloture vote on a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline shows Congress is following the will of the American people. “Support for KXL in Congress is growing …
WASHINGTON, January 9, 2015 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard applauded the House of Representatives for its latest bipartisan effort to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. “Congress is leading on Keystone XL in a bipartisan fashion proving Washington can …
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2015 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard delivered the keynote address at API’s Fifth Annual State of American Energy event on Tuesday, announcing a new advertising campaign, releasing the State of American Energy 2015 report, and …
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2015 ─ API President and CEO Jack Gerard said today’s bipartisan Senate filing of a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline shows Congress is following the will of the American people. “Middle class jobs matter and lawmakers are …
WASHINGTON, December 18, 2014 ─ Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) rose last month by 1.9 percent from November 2013 to average 19.9 million barrels per day, the highest level for the month in seven years. “It has been several years …
ALBANY, NY, December 17, 2014 ─ API New York State Petroleum Council Executive Director Karen Moreau today said Governor Cuomo acted irresponsibly by issuing a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, putting the state’s economy on a reckless path and …
WASHINGTON, December 12, 2014 – API welcomed final passage in the U.S. Senate of legislation to extend a successful pilot program at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that allows field offices to more efficiently process applications for permits to …
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2014 ─ A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms that removing export barriers for U.S. crude oil could incentivize higher domestic production, grow the economy, increase federal revenues, and …
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2014 – The American Petroleum Institute welcomed the Senate’s approval today of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014. “America’s oil and natural gas industry holds safety and security …
CHICAGO, December 8, 2014 – Mandating E15 is a bad idea for Chicago’s drivers and station owners, Illinois Petroleum Council (IPC) Executive Director Jim Watson said after the finance committee passed the measure Monday. He urged the City Council to reject …
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2014 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard told the White House that despite the ongoing years of delay, industry will not give up on the Keystone XL pipeline. “Six years of review and five positive environmental assessments from the …
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2014 – API welcomed House passage of legislation to extend a successful pilot program at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that allows field offices to more efficiently process applications for permits to develop oil and natural …
WASHINGTON, November 26, 2014 – New EPA regulations on ozone are not necessary to improve air quality, which will continue to improve as EPA implements the existing 2008 ozone standards and other regulations, but could be the costliest regulations ever, …
WASHINGTON, November 25, 2014 – New ozone NAAQS proposed regulations expected from EPA by December 1 could be the costliest regulations ever imposed on the American public, all while air quality continues to improve under the existing standards, API …
WASHINGTON, November 21, 2014 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard said the administration’s decision to punt on this year's RFS standards is a clear demonstration to Congress that the Renewable Fuel Standard has become completely unworkable and must be …
WASHINGTON, November 20, 2014 ─ Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) edged down last month by 0.2 percent from October 2013 to average 19.3 million barrels per day. “Production and refining activity were both quite strong in October,” said …
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2014 – Offshore oil and natural gas leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific coasts could create nearly 840,000 American jobs and raise more than $200 billion in revenue for the government, according …
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2014 ─ API President and CEO Jack Gerard said the Senate’s failure to pass legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline shows a few stood in the way of the largest bi-partisan jobs and energy security bill ignoring the will of the …
RICHMOND, Va., November 18, 2014 – The Virginia Petroleum Council (VPC) Executive Director Michael Ward commended the U.S. Forest Service on adopting a management plan for the George Washington National Forest that will not prevent the state from pursuing …
