WASHINGTON, July 2, 2013 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) welcomed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that will stop the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) implementation of Section 1504 of the Dodd- …
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2013 – API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito hailed the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act for opening areas of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to offshore energy development and allowing all coastal states to share in …
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2013 – API Senior Director of Federal Relations Khary Cauthen welcomed passage of H.R. 1613 in the U.S. House of Representatives that would establish a transboundary agreement to allow joint energy development projects between U.S. …
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2013 – EPA’s proposed Tier 3 gasoline sulfur rule should be withdrawn because it would do practically nothing to improve air quality yet would cost billions and potentially harm gasoline consumers, API Group Director for Downstream and …
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 – API is hosting refining executives in Washington, D.C. for a series of meetings today with administration officials and lawmakers on the need to end the nation’s unworkable biofuels mandate, known as the Renewable Fuel Standard …
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2013 ─ American Petroleum Institute President CEO Jack Gerard urged President Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline immediately to enhance our nation’s energy security. “Unless the president changes the goal post, his questions …
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2013 — API President and CEO Jack Gerard delivered opening remarks during Tuesday’s Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Safety and Reliability Symposium, which provided updates on standards being developed in the areas of well integrity, …
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the president’s acknowledgment of the role natural gas has played to reduce U.S. CO2 emissions to near 20 year lows, but cautioned new regulations and higher taxes on energy production …
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2013 ─ American Petroleum Institute Pipeline Director Peter Lidiak welcomed a National Academy of Science (NAS) report that oil sands crude does not pose an increased risk compared to other crude oils when transported via pipeline. “ …
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2013 ─ The oil and natural gas industry plays a critical role in providing affordable, reliable energy to people all over the globe API President and CEO Jack Gerard said today in an address. “One thing I know to be true and that has …
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 ─ A motion was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana today by all parties involved in litigation concerning seismic surveying in the Gulf of Mexico said API Director of Upstream and Industry …
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 – API Group Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito welcomed today’s announcement from the EPA that said flawed water testing results from Pavillion, Wyo., would not be part of its hydraulic fracturing review. “ …
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 – Although EPA’s proposed Tier 3 gasoline sulfur rule could cost billions, a new study from ENVIRON International Corporation found that it would do very little to reduce fine particulates and improve air quality, API Director for …
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the bipartisan proposal introduced in the U.S. Senate that would fully repeal the nation’s unworkable biofuels mandate, known as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “The ever increasing …
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 ─ Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 1.1 percent in May compared to the same month last year to average just over 18.5 million barrels per day. This was the third lowest May level in 15 years. “The economy …
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today called on the Obama administration to use its waiver authority to lower an unsafe ethanol mandate immediately before it hurts consumers, damages vehicles, and delivers a severe blow …
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania- June 13, 2013 – 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 detailing how local …
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 ─ API today voiced support for the bipartisan bill led by Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to repeal Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 that could preclude the U.S. …
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013 – Erik Milito, API director of upstream and industry operations, acknowledged the BLM’s 60 day extension for comments related to the proposed hydraulic fracturing rule released in May and said that many questions remain unanswered …
WASHINGTON, June 5, 2013 ─ There is broad and bipartisan support from the public and policymakers at the state and federal level for expanding access to offshore oil and natural gas development, API Director of Upstream Industry Operations Erik Milito told …
