WASHINGTON, April 26, 2013 ─ API Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito praised legislation introduced today by Congressman Scott Rigell (R-Va.) to allow drilling off the coast of Virginia: “Eighty-seven percent of federally-controlled …
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 – API Senior Policy Advisor Patrick Kelly testified at an EPA hearing in Philadelphia on the agency’s proposed Tier 3 regulations for gasoline today, saying the industry has already reduced sulfur levels in gasoline by 90 percent …
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 – Strong industry earnings benefit the economy and are no justification for tax increases on U.S. oil and natural gas companies, API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this afternoon: “U.S. oil and natural gas company …
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2013 – Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) were up 0.6 for March against the same month a year ago to average 18.3 million barrels per day – yet were still at the second lowest March level in 16 years (since 1997). …
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2013 – The Keystone XL pipeline is in America’s national interest and would be safe, according to the State Department’s latest review, API Senior Downstream Manager Cindy Schild told reporters this morning in calling for approval of …
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 ─ American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard met with lawmakers in Washington to remind them of the broad public support and long-term economic benefits of the Keystone XL pipeline project. “The years of delay …
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2013 – Today API awarded its 2012 Distinguished Award for Outstanding Safety and Environmental Performance to Portland Pipe Line Corporation. Portland captured the same award last year. This is API’s highest safety and environmental …
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard congratulated Sally Jewell on her confirmation today by the U.S. Senate for the position of Secretary of the Interior: “Domestic oil and natural gas production supports millions of jobs and …
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the bipartisan proposal being introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Bob Goodlatte (VA-6), that would end the nation’s unworkable ethanol mandate, known as …
WASHINGTON, February 13, 2012 April 10, 2013 - In remarks to reporters this morning, Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, expressed disappointment with the proposed tax increases on the oil and natural gas industry in the …
RALEIGH, N.C., April 8, 2013 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today announced David McGowan as the new executive director of the North Carolina Petroleum Council (NCPC). “McGowan joins the council at a critical moment in North Carolina’s energy …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Seventy-seven percent of Arkansas voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Seventy-three percent of Colorado voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Seventy-nine percent of Louisiana voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Seventy-six percent of Maine voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is Thinking …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Seventy-seven percent of Montana voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Seventy-two percent of New Mexico voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Eighty percent of North Carolina voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 ─ Seventy-seven percent of Virginia voters believe Washington should resolve the country's budget issues without raising taxes on energy, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is …
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2013 – EPA’s new Tier 3 regulations on gasoline would not provide measurable ozone air quality benefits, according to a study released today by API. “EPA’s new gasoline regulations are a prime example of what happens when regulators …
