WASHINGTON, April 9, 2014 ─ The American Petroleum Institute today announced J. Kent Eckles as executive director of the Kansas Petroleum Council (KPC). “Eckles is an established leader for economic development in Kansas,” said API Senior Director of State …
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2014 – API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco welcomed the Federal Railroad Administration’s announcement today that it will propose rules for minimum train crew sizes for freight rail operations, including two-person crews for trains …
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2014 ─ API President and CEO Jack Gerard applauded today’s vote on legislation to fast track U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The measure, H.R. 6, was approved by the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power. “ …
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 4, 2014 – The Associated Petroleum Industries of Pennsylvania (API-PA), a division of the American Petroleum Institute, welcomed the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) announcement today that more than $224 million will …
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2014 ─ The American Petroleum Institute is promoting the seventh annual National Safe Digging Month by reminding all Americans to always call 811 before any digging project. “Dialing 811 before you put the shovel in the ground will …
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2014 ─ A new study shows that exports of crude oil could create up to 300,000 additional U.S. jobs in 2020 and shave billions off fuel costs for consumers, said API Vice President for Regulatory and Economic Policy Kyle Isakower on a …
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2014 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard issued the following statement today: “Our industry is and has been cooperating and sharing proprietary data with the Department of Transportation on the characteristics of crude oil. Reports …
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2014 – Industry is substantially reducing methane emissions from oil and natural gas production through its own leadership and investments, and new regulations would place unnecessary burdens on the development of America’s natural …
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2014 ─ API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed today’s authorization by the Department of Energy for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the Jordan Cove terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon and urged the agency to quickly process over …
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2014 ─ Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 0.6 percent from February 2013 to average 18.5 million barrels per day last month, marking the lowest February level in 16 years, since 1998. “Cold weather tends to …
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2014 – Offshore lease sales today in the Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico highlight what Americans could gain by opening additional areas to offshore oil and natural gas development. “Every lease sale held in the U.S. strengthens …
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2014 – With birthday cards and a social media campaign, API celebrated the 65th birthday of the technology that has spurred an energy revolution in America: hydraulic fracturing or fracking. “Americans have long been energy pioneers, …
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 – Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports will grow the U.S. economy while strengthening the energy security of America and its allies, including Ukraine, said API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito on a …
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2014 ─ In the closing days of the public comment period for the Department of State’s National Interest Determination review of the Keystone XL pipeline, API’s Downstream Operations Senior Manager, Refining and Oil Sands Cindy Schild …
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014 – Minorities are projected to fill an unprecedented number of jobs in the oil, natural gas and petrochemical industries—increasing from one-quarter of total jobs in 2010 to one-third by 2030—according to a new IHS report sponsored …
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2014 ─ Recent unrest in Ukraine has sparked renewed calls for the Department of Energy to quickly approve long-delayed exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito welcomed …
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014 – The president's FY 2015 budget proposal contains no new ideas in the oil and natural gas sector, recycling earlier calls for tax hikes that would hurt job creation, energy production, and government revenue, said API …
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2014 – EPA’s new Tier 3 rule requiring the last bits of sulfur to be removed from gasoline will unnecessarily raise costs and actually increase CO2 emissions at U.S. refineries because of the energy-intensive hydro treating equipment …
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2014 – A soon-to-be released report from the Department of the Interior could move the government closer to allowing new seismic surveys to explore for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, API Director of …
WASHINGTON, February 26, 2014 ─ In response to the State Department Inspector General’s conclusion that there was no wrongdoing concerning the department’s review of Keystone XL pipeline, API said no more evidence is needed to get this job creating project …
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