Tallahassee, Fla., January 24, 2017 – Florida Petroleum Council (FPC) Executive Director David Mica said today that state Senator Dana Young’s proposed legislation to ban oil and natural gas production is out-of-step with Florida consumers and families who …
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2017 – API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick released the following statement on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) new safety regulations for hazardous liquid pipelines. “Pipelines are …
WASHINGTON, January 13, 2017 – API Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Director Marty Durbin told reporters in a press conference today that Senators considering the nominees for the departments of Interior, Energy and EPA should focus on jobs, the …
WASHINGTON, January 12, 2017 – API recommended that the EPA use the full scope of its authority under the Clean Air Act to complete implementation of the 2008 ozone standards without saddling states and regulated entities with duplicative and costly new …
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2017 – API announced today that estimated total wells drilled and completed in the fourth quarter of 2016 decreased 8.8 percent compared to the third quarter of 2016. This decrease is a drastic improvement from the same time period …
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2017 – API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito today issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) decision to deny geophysical and geological (G&G) seismic …
WASHINGTON, January 4, 2017 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard delivered the keynote address at API’s Seventh Annual State of American Energy event on Wednesday, releasing the State of American Energy 2017 report and highlighting the energy issues that …
RICHMOND, Va. – December 22, 2016 – Virginia Petroleum Council (VPC) Executive Director Miles Morin called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve the Mountain Valley Pipeline. In his letter to FERC Secretary Kimberly Bose, Morin …
WASHINGTON, December 20, 2016 – The administration’s decision to remove key Arctic and Atlantic offshore areas from future leasing consideration ignores congressional intent, our national security, and vital, good-paying job opportunities for our shipyards …
ANNAPOLIS, Md., December 19, 2016 – Executive Director of the Maryland Petroleum Council (MPC) Drew Cobbs said today that, if passed, Maryland’s proposed hydraulic fracturing regulations would be the most restrictive in the United States and would harm …
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2016 – Total petroleum deliveries in November moved up 2.2 percent to average 19.6 million barrels per day, and were the highest November deliveries in nine years, since 2007. For year to date, total domestic petroleum deliveries …
WASHINGTON, December 15, 2016 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard released the following statement on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination of U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., to be the next Secretary of the Interior. “As a member of the House Natural …
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2016 – API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick released the following statement as the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today recognized in its new underground natural gas storage rule API’s efforts …
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2016 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the nomination of former Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve as the Secretary of Energy and called on the nominee to make LNG exports a top priority at the Department of Energy. “The …
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2016 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard released the following statement in response to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination of ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as Secretary of State. “Rex Tillerson is …
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2016 – API today blasted the EPA’s abandonment of science in revising the conclusions to the Assessment Report on hydraulic fracturing. “It is beyond absurd for the administration to reverse course on its way out the door,” said …
WASHINGTON, December 10, 2016 – API Executive Vice President Marty Durbin welcomed the Senate’s action to approve the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act that would improve America’s maritime infrastructure by ensuring that the …
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2016 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard released the following statement on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection …
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2016 – API Executive Vice President Marty Durbin applauded today’s actions to improve America’s maritime infrastructure as the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to strengthen the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF …
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2016 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard called on President-elect Donald J. Trump to restore the rule of law in our nation’s regulatory regime and make the approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline a top priority when he takes office …
