WASHINGTON, December 14, 2012 – API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman said that EPA’s new particulate matter (PM) standards will increase costs and are not justified given existing standards are working: “EPA’s new rule is …
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2012 – Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) were down 3.3 percent from November a year ago to 18.5 million barrels per day and decreased slightly (0.2 percent) from October 2012. Demand was at its lowest November …
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2012 – API released a new report detailing the oil and natural gas industry’s massive spending on environmental performance. “Investment in our communities and our environment are critical to our operations. Since 1990, our members …
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2012 – A new API report shows that operational injuries and illness for the oil and natural gas industry occur at a rate substantially below the private sector average. The Workplace Safety Report also shows the oil and gas …
WASHINGTON, January 8, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters and Washington guests attending API’s State of American Energy event today that through massive investments in energy the U.S. oil and natural gas industry was providing …
WASHINGTON, January 10, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard called new coalition efforts to restrict exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) misguided and warned that restricting trade would have negative impacts on the U.S. economy and American …
WASHINGTON, January 10, 2013 – API Vice President for Policy and Economic Analysis Kyle Isakower told reporters this morning that an IHS study shows that future unconventional oil and natural gas development will generate large numbers of jobs and new …
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2013 ─ API today announced the addition of Brian Straessle to its media relations team. “Brian is a proven communicator with invaluable experience in high-profile environments,” said API Director of Media Relations Eric Wohlschlegel …
WASHINGTON, January 15, 2013 – API Refining Senior Manager Cindy Schild told reporters this morning that API was launching a new television ad to highlight the importance of the nation’s refining industry. She said a strong energy future for our nation …
WASHINGTON, January 17, 2013 – API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning that exporting some of the nation’s massive natural gas resources would spur additional energy production, job creation and economic growth and that the U.S. …
WASHINGTON, January 17, 2013 – Oil well drilling trends continue to rise in the fourth quarter of 2012 with exploratory and development wells showing a 15% and 16% increase from 2011’s fourth quarter figures, respectively, according to API's 2012 …
WASHINGTON, January 18, 2013 – Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) were down 2.0 percent for 2012 compared with 2011 – and were at the lowest annual level in 16 years. They also were down 2.1 percent in December against a year ago. Year …
WASHINGTON, January 18, 2013 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the Bureau of Land Management decision to take proposed federal hydraulic fracturing regulations back to the drawing board. “API asked the administration to reconsider the rules, and …
WASHINGTON, January 22, 2013 ─ American Petroleum Institute Executive Vice President Marty Durbin welcomed Governor Dave Heineman’s approval of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline reroute in Nebraska. “ …
COLUMBUS, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – Hundreds of members of the Ohio Petroleum Council (OPC), Ohio Oil and Gas Association and Ohio Shale Coalition urged state legislators today to expand natural gas development in the state. “Investments in oil and …
WASHINGTON, January 23, 2013 – Oil and natural gas company stocks outperform all other asset classes in college and university endowments, API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning in discussing a study for API conducted by the economic …
WASHINGTON, January 25, 2013 – API welcomed today’s decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals that rejected EPA’s 2012 mandate for refiners to use cellulosic biofuel, which is not commercially available. “We are glad the court has put a stop to EPA’s pattern …
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2013 – Use of the ethanol gasoline blend E15 may endanger fuel systems in millions of 2001 and newer vehicles, API Group Director of Downstream and Industry Operations Bob Greco told reporters this morning, citing newly completed …
WASHINGTON, January 29, 2013 ─ API Director of Marine and Security Issues Robin Rorick announced today the launch of www.ioscproceedings.com, a new website that hosts research papers presented every three years at the International Oil Spill Conference ( …
EPA sends unnecessary, costly gasoline regulations to OMB WASHINGTON, January 30, 2012 – EPA sent new fuel regulations to the Office of Management and Budget for final review that would raise costs, provide little or no environmental benefit, and actually …
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