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Jul 30, 2019, 21:15 ET U.S. Natural Gas Partnership Releases First Annual Report

The Environmental Partnership, an initiative of America's natural gas and oil producers, today released its first annual report which highlights the...

Jan 14, 2019, 12:32 ET Colorado Petroleum Council Executive Director Tracee Bentley Responds to Colorado Supreme Court Ruling in Martinez v. Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission

Colorado Petroleum Council Executive Director Tracee Bentley provided the following statement in response to the Colorado Supreme Court's decision in ...

Jan 08, 2019, 15:27 ET API's Sommers highlights U.S. economic leadership in Annual State of American Energy Address

American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers today addressed more than 400 government, labor and industry leaders on America's...

Aug 15, 2018, 14:13 ET API: Explore Offshore Kicks Off Florida Campaign For Affordable and Reliable Domestic Energy

Today, Explore Offshore national co-chair Jim Nicholson, who served as Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the George W. Bush Administration, and...

Aug 09, 2018, 10:52 ET API Welcomes Amanda Eversole As Chief Operating Officer

API today announced that Amanda Eversole will join API this fall as its Chief Operating Officer, a new position focused on building and implementing...

Jun 11, 2018, 02:48 ET Natural Gas and Oil Industry actively contributes to Colorado's quality of life, education, health and economy, says new report

The Colorado Petroleum Council, a division of the American Petroleum Institute, today released a report about the role that the natural gas and oil...

May 09, 2018, 12:54 ET API: Minnesota PUC should approve Line 3 with preferred route

The Minnesota Petroleum Council called on members of the Public Utilities Commission to approve the Line 3 pipeline project with the preferred route, ...

May 02, 2018, 04:00 ET Mike Sommers Named New API President and CEO

API today announced that Mike Sommers will be the new President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, following an election this afternoon by...

Apr 12, 2018, 05:53 ET API: Gov. Murphy should protect consumers, say NO to PSEG's bailout

The New Jersey Petroleum Council called on Gov. Murphy to veto legislation that will force consumers to provide a bailout to PSEG's profitable...

Apr 12, 2018, 04:18 ET API warns against approval of year round E-15 sales, asserting the need to protect American consumers

Today the American Petroleum Institute said forcing higher ethanol fuel blends into the marketplace could have negative consequences for the American ...

Apr 05, 2018, 03:42 ET New Jersey lawmakers should reject nuclear bailouts, protect consumers

The New Jersey Petroleum Council called on members of the New Jersey legislature to reject legislation that would provide consumer-funded bailouts...

Mar 29, 2018, 04:17 ET API: FirstEnergy should stop misleading the public on grid reliability

API called on FirstEnergy to stop misleading the public surrounding the future of its power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania. "FirstEnergy needs to...

Mar 09, 2018, 04:18 ET API: New studies project that offshore energy development will significantly increase U.S. jobs, domestic spending, investments and state revenues

According to new economic studies released today, opening the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to offshore oil and natural gas development would be ...

Jan 17, 2018, 10:15 ET API President and CEO Jack Gerard to Depart in August

After 10 years running one of Washington's most influential associations covering all aspects of the oil and natural gas sector, API President and...

Jan 09, 2018, 02:11 ET API's Jack Gerard delivers the 2018 State of American Energy speech

API President and CEO Jack Gerard delivered the following speech at today's 2018 State of American Energy event. Below are Gerard's remarks as...

Dec 22, 2017, 10:47 ET API welcomes President Trump signing pro-growth tax reform into law

API President and CEO Jack Gerard today welcomed President Trump's signature on H.R. 1, delivering pro-growth, pro-development economic reforms to...

Dec 05, 2017, 11:58 ET Natural Gas, Oil Industry Launch Environmental Partnership to Accelerate Reductions in Methane, VOCs

America's natural gas and oil industry today announced a landmark partnership to accelerate improvements to environmental performance in operations...

Dec 04, 2017, 13:42 ET New Jersey lawmakers can protect consumers by rejecting unfair subsidies for nuclear plants

The New Jersey Petroleum Council today at a joint committee hearing urged members of the New Jersey State Legislature to reject efforts in Trenton to ...

Nov 29, 2017, 10:32 ET New API study: STEM education is the key to diversifying America's energy workforce

A new American Petroleum Institute study concluded that many of tomorrow's best-paying careers, including those in the oil and natural gas industry,...

Oct 25, 2017, 20:51 ET Minnesotans deserve an open and transparent process on Line 3

The Minnesota Petroleum Council released the following statement after the upcoming hearing in St. Cloud on the Line 3 pipeline replacement project...

Oct 18, 2017, 10:22 ET API Ohio releases new statewide radio ad, "Say NO to power plant bailouts"

API Ohio today released a new radio ad entitled "Say NO to power plant bailouts." The ad will run in communities across the state and is aimed at...

Oct 05, 2017, 17:51 ET Voters near FirstEnergy HQ, Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear plants reject bailouts

API Ohio today released a new poll showing that the overwhelming majority of voters in Summit, Lake and Ottawa counties oppose legislation that would ...

Oct 04, 2017, 15:16 ET API: BLM proposal offers opportunity to fix Venting and Flaring rule

API welcomed the Department of the Interior's (DOI) proposal today to delay certain requirements of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) venting and ...

Oct 03, 2017, 04:33 ET Increased U.S. natural gas exports boost jobs and accelerate economic growth, says new study

API today released a new study showing that increased exports of clean and abundant U.S. natural gas (in the form of liquefied natural gas or LNG)...

Sep 19, 2017, 11:04 ET New Jersey voters reject subsidies for nuclear plants, says new poll

The New Jersey Petroleum Council today released a new poll showing that an overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters would oppose any possible...