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Bismarck, ND, May 23, 2012 ─ At the 20th Annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, API President and CEO Jack Gerard, who was a keynote speaker, said North Dakota is an energy juggernaut that has risen above the country’s economic challenges to produce thousands of new American jobs and help provide the energy to fuel America’s future.
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WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 – API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this afternoon that more oil and natural gas development is important to meeting America’s future energy needs and keeping downward pressure on gasoline prices. He also outlined steps consumers could take to use gasoline more efficiently, which could also help address prices.
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WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 ─ The American Petroleum Institute applauded today’s strong bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives to support the Keystone XL pipeline, as Congress continues to take the lead to create new American jobs and enhance our energy security.
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WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 – While total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) slipped 0.3 percent in April compared with April 2011, gasoline deliveries were up 0.9 percent to 8.8 million barrels per day. For the first four months of 2012, gasoline demand was up 0.3 percent compared with the same period a year ago. April distillate demand was up 1.3 percent. April jet fuel and residual fuel deliveries declined. Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for February 2012 (latest available)
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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 – API’s President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters this morning that testing by the Coordinating Research Council showed that use of E15 – gasoline with 15 percent ethanol – could harm car and truck engines, potentially affecting millions of cars and trucks.
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WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard said the administration’s report on idle oil and natural gas leases is a political ploy designed to distract American voters from the administration’s failed energy policy.
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WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 – At the National Press Club this morning, President and CEO Jack Gerard presented API’s Report to the Platform Committees, which lays out the industry’s vision for making the right energy policy choices for our nation. He told reporters at the event that a comprehensive conversation about energy policy during this presidential election year can help our nation make sound decisions about energy that will create more jobs, increase revenue to the government, and enhance our nation’s energy security.
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WASHINGTON, May 14, 2012 - API hosted its fifteenth hydraulic fracturing workshop on the oil and natural gas industry’s open and transparent process for developing recommended practices, industry standards and guidance documents for hydraulic fracturing, as well as the latest activities in the development of shale energy.
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CLEVELAND, May 11, 2012 ─ At a City Club of Cleveland event, API President and CEO Jack Gerard said that Ohio was experiencing an energy “rebirth” and that it could be a game changer for jobs and economic growth in the state.
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WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 – API welcomed White House plans to eliminate unnecessary regulations that are costing American jobs and harming our economy, including the elimination of unnecessary vapor recovery systems at gasoline pumps, but urged the administration to eliminate upcoming greenhouse gas, tier III and PM NAAQS regulations that would be even more burdensome.
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WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 – API’s President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters this morning that the states have demonstrated competency, efficiency and expertise in regulating hydraulic fracturing in oil and natural gas development, raising a fundamental question about the need for the Bureau of Land Management’s own proposed regulations.
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WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 - API’s Senior Director of State Government Relations Rolf Hanson said that the decision by the Vermont legislature to issue a statewide ban on the use of hydraulic fracturing is shortsighted and uninformed.
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WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 ─ American Petroleum Institute Upstream Director Erik Milito said any new federal rules on hydraulic fracturing must reflect a history of successful state-led regulations on oil and natural gas production and avoid the creation of unnecessary bureaucratic red tape.
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WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute challenged President Obama to immediately boost our nation’s economic and energy security by lending his support to the entire Keystone XL pipeline. There is no reason for additional delays now that TransCanada has resubmitted a presidential permit application and Nebraska is evaluating the newly proposed route alternatives that completely avoid the Sand Hills area.
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WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 – In a conference call with reporters today, API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco discussed a new analysis of EPA’s regulations to allow higher amounts of ethanol in gasoline (E15), which showed that “an estimated half of all gasoline station equipment is not compatible with E15” and said that this could result in serious safety and environmental problems for consumers.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 2, 2012 – In an Ohio Energy Jobs Summit hosted by The Hill newspaper, API President and CEO Jack Gerard said that Ohio was on the cutting edge of shale energy development that is a “game changer” for spurring millions of new jobs and economic growth in America. He said the benefits to Ohio and to the nation could be immense.
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WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 - API welcomed today’s announcement by the Appalachian Shale Recommended Practices Group (ASRPG) and highlighted the important role of local efforts in establishing industry standards for oil and natural gas production.
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WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 – API Group Director of Downstream Bob Greco testified about the importance of a strong U.S. refining sector and called for better regulatory policies based on sound science during a hearing by the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee to address recent refinery closures in the Northeast.
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WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 – API’s Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning that when America’s oil and natural gas industry reports solid earnings it means jobs are being created and more revenue is being delivered to government.
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WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 - While total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) slipped 1.3 percent in March compared with March 2011, gasoline deliveries were up 3 percent. This marked the second month in a row gasoline demand increased while total petroleum demand declined. Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for January 2012 (latest available)
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WASHINGTON, April, 20, 2012 – Exploratory well completions increased 12 percent from year ago levels, according to API's 2012 Quarterly Well Completion Report: First Quarter. Overall well completions – including exploration and development completions – declined by nine percent with 8,963 total wells being completed in the first quarter of 2012.
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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute is challenging President Obama to immediately approve the entire Keystone XL pipeline now that TransCanada has submitted a new route in Nebraska.
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WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute applauded the House for continuing to highlight the importance of immediately building the entire Keystone XL pipeline.
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WASHINGTON, April 18. 2012 - Today API presented environmental and safety awards to several U.S. pipeline companies at its 63rd Annual Pipeline Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
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WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 – Upon initial review, American Petroleum Institute (API) Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman recognized improvements in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final air rules for oil and natural gas production, including hydraulic fracturing operations, that allow for emission reductions while still allowing for production of oil and natural gas.
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WASHINGTON, April 13, 2012 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) welcomed President Obama’s executive order establishing an interagency working group to “facilitate coordinated Administration policy efforts to support safe and responsible unconventional domestic natural gas development.”
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WASHINGTON, April 12, 2012 – In remarks to reporters, API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman called for EPA to make “crucial” reforms to its proposed New Source Performance Standards for emissions from oil and natural gas development, including hydraulic fracturing operations, before the agency finalizes the rules next week.
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WASHINGTON, April 11, 2012 - In remarks to reporters this afternoon, API Group Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito reiterated the oil and natural gas industry’s commitment to offshore safety and outlined the latest efforts by the industry to promote standards of excellence for safe drilling operations.
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WASHINGTON, April 3, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute (API) said the Department of the Interior’s plans for a faster and automated review process for onshore oil and natural gas applications is promising but called for additional reforms.
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WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 – Warning that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could be putting consumers at risk, API criticized EPA’s decision to approve higher levels of ethanol in gasoline (E15) before testing is complete.
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WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 - This April marks the fifth annual National Safe Digging Month, a reminder to all Americans to always call 811 a few days before any digging project, and API supports a proposal by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) to strengthen requirements to call before you dig.
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WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012 - API’s Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning that the proposal now before the Senate to raise taxes on selected oil and natural gas companies ignores what could really work to reduce gasoline prices and help our economy: create jobs and produce at home more of the oil and natural gas we know our nation will be using.
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WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 - API Upstream Director Erik Milito said that the administration’s announcement to allow for seismic exploration for oil and natural gas along parts of the east coast, excluding the north Atlantic, is a conversation starter, but not the forward-thinking, comprehensive energy policy that has been missing from this administration.
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WASHINGTON, March 27, 2012 - API and the Joint Industry Task Forces released the final of three reports and a progress report of the fourth. Collectively, these documents provide positive recommendations to the government on how to improve offshore safety.
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WASHINGTON, March 26, 2012 - With Americans gearing up for summer road trips, the president could now make those trips more expensive by raising taxes on the oil and natural gas industry. The American Petroleum Institute is launching a new ad campaign to educate voters about the consequences of hiking the cost of energy production.
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WASHINGTON, March 26, 2012 – API’s Tax Policy Manager Stephen Comstock told reporters this morning that the proposal now before the Senate to raise taxes on selected oil and natural gas companies would do nothing to reduce gasoline prices but would damage job creation, oil and gas production, and energy security. He said API was launching a major advertising campaign to inform the public about the possible consequences of raising the industry’s taxes.
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WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 - Citing an analysis by energy consulting firm Baker and O’Brien, API’s Group Director for Downstream and Industry Operations Bob Greco told reporters this afternoon that EPA’s rulemaking on Tier III could substantially increase the cost of making gasoline without any proven environmental benefits.
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WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute today called on President Obama to immediately approve the entire Keystone XL project to bring more secure and reliable oil from Canada to the United States and help American consumers at the pump.
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Washington, D.C., March 20, 2012 – Seventy-six percent of voters nationwide believe that raising taxes on the energy industry could cost them more at the gas station. The overwhelming sentiment was echoed across political, gender, age, racial, income, educational and ideological lines according to a new “What America is Thinking on Energy Issues” poll released today.
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WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 – In remarks to reporters this morning, API’s President and CEO Jack Gerard announced a new API campaign to clarify the facts about gasoline prices and help bring changes in energy policy that could create jobs and put downward pressure on prices. The campaign features a new website and includes new advertising.
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WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 - In testimony to the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources, API’s Group Director for Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito urged Congress and the administration to promote energy policies that would aid the nation’s economic recovery and help reduce its debt.
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WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 - Seventy-five percent of North Carolina voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and more than ninety percent believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today by Public Opinion Strategies and Frederick Polls.
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WASHINGTON, March 16, 2012 – Total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 2.3 percent this February compared with February 2011, pulled down by a decline in residual fuel oil (40.2 percent) and other oil (liquid petrochemical feedstocks, naphtha and gasoil) deliveries. Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for December 2011 (latest available)
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WASHINGTON, March 15, 2012 – The New Source Performance Standards for oil and natural gas production proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would significantly slowdown drilling, resulting in less oil and natural gas production, lower royalties to the federal government, and lower tax payments to state governments, according to a new study funded by the American Petroleum Institute.
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WASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 – In remarks to reporters this afternoon, API’s Group Director for Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito said that administration policies were obstructing U.S. oil and natural gas development and contributing to today’s higher gasoline prices
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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed a lawsuit with the D.C. Circuit Court challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) unachievable requirements for use of cellulosic biofuels in the 2012 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard outlined policy proposals the Obama Administration can enact now to immediately put downward pressure on gasoline prices in a press conference call with reporters.
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WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 - API applauds bipartisan support of Amendment 1537 that would have authorized the building of the Keystone XL pipeline to bring more supply onto the market.
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HOUSTON, March 7, 2012 - The Center for Offshore Safety’s governing board today announced Charlie Williams as the Executive Director to lead the Center on its ongoing commitment to the safe development of America’s vast deepwater offshore natural resources.
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Washington, D.C., March 5, 2012 – Eighty percent of North Dakota voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.
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Washington, D.C., March 5, 2012 – Seventy-three percent of Ohio voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.
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Washington, D.C., March 5, 2012 – Eighty percent of Virginia voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.
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ALBANY, N.Y., March 2, 2012 - API today announced Maryann K. McCarthy has joined the New York State Petroleum Council (NYSPC), a division of API, as associate director.
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WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 - API Vice President for Regulatory and Economic Policy Kyle Isakower issued a statement to reporters this afternoon calling on the White House to take the lead on coordinating the federal review of hydraulic fracturing.
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WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 - API President and CEO Jack Gerard responded to the president’s call for a vote to raise taxes on the oil and natural gas industry.
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WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 – In remarks to reporters this morning, API’s Vice President for Regulatory and Economic Policy Kyle Isakower said a wave of possible new federal rules on shale oil and natural gas development could threaten its expansion and the increased jobs and revenue it promises to generate
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Washington, D.C., February 24, 2012 – Seventy-seven percent of Michigan voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.
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WASHINGTON, February 23, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute challenges President Obama to back up his energy statements with policies that will enhance, not hinder an ‘all the above’ energy strategy to benefit consumers.
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WASHINGTON, February 23, 2012 – In remarks to reporters this morning, API’s President and CEO Jack Gerard, strongly urged the administration to act to encourage more domestic oil and natural gas development, which it says it supports, in order to help put downward pressure on prices, strengthen energy security, create jobs and increase revenue to the government:
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WASHINGTON, February 22, 2012 – In remarks to reporters this morning, API’s Chief Economist John Felmy, said the nation must develop more of its own oil and natural gas and allow more oil imports from energy-rich Canada to increase America’s energy security and help address higher gasoline prices.
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WASHINGTON, February 17, 2012 – API Group Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito criticized a plan by the Department of Interior to raise onshore oil and natural gas royalty rates by 50 percent at the same time President Obama has called for more domestic production.
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WASHINGTON, February 17, 2012 – Total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 5.7 percent this January compared with January 2011 to just over 18 million barrels per day. Gasoline deliveries slipped 0.2 percent to 8.4 billion barrels per day. Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for November 2011(latest available)
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WASHINGTON, February 16, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute calls on the House to approve legislation that expands domestic oil and natural gas production and approves the Keystone XL pipeline.
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WASHINGTON, February 13, 2012 - 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 administration’s 2013 budget plan.
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WASHINGTON, February 10, 2012 – API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman warned of a “veritable tsunami” of new EPA air regulations for refineries that could “put some refineries out of business, diminish U.S. fuel manufacturing capacity, and increase our reliance on imported fuels” today in a conference call with reporters.
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WASHINGTON, February 9, 2012 - 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 asked what more evidence is needed to get this job creating project off the ground now?
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WASHINGTON, February 7, 2012 ─ The American Petroleum Institute applauded the efforts of House lawmakers looking to improve America’s energy and economic future by building the Keystone XL pipeline.
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WASHINGTON, February 3, 2012 - API President & CEO Jack Gerard called on the administration to reverse its course from recommendations made by the Bureau of Land Management that would limit access to developing energy resources in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
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WASHINGTON, February 3, 2012 — The American Petroleum Institute is setting the record straight on Congressman Ed Markey’s claim that oil from the Keystone XL pipeline will be exported.
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Washington, D.C., January 31, 2012 – Seventy-eight percent of Florida voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.
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WASHINGTON, January 31, 2012 - API today began the first in a series of hydraulic fracturing workshops scheduled this year in regions where shale energy is being developed. The workshops continue the conversation started during API's inaugural hydraulic fracturing workshop last fall in Pittsburgh.
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WASHINGTON, January 27, 2012 – Oil well drilling activity continued to increase in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to API's 2011 Quarterly Well Completion Report: Fourth Quarter.
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WASHINGTON, January 26, 2012 - API's Upstream Director Erik Milito welcomed the Interior Department announcement of a June 2012 lease sale in the Central Gulf of Mexico, which would be the first lease sale in the Central Gulf of Mexico since March of 2010.
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WASHINGTON, January 24, 2012 – API's President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the U.S. Energy Information Administration's new projection that the U.S. will increase domestic production of both oil and natural gas by 2035.
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WASHINGTON, January 24, 2012 – Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, presented remarks to reporters this morning commenting on an expected statement from the president in his state of the union address this evening supporting more domestic energy development.
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WASHINGTON, January 20, 2011 – Total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 1.2 percent to an average of 18.9 million barrels a day in 2011 compared with 2010.Except for 2008, this was the largest drop in annual domestic deliveries over the past decade.
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WASHINGTON, January 19, 2012 – A host of new rules, policies and administrative actions unconducive to oil and natural gas development on federal lands has significantly slowed the rate of leasing, permitting and drilling in these areas since 2009, a new study released today says. This has cost jobs, energy production and revenue to our government.
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WASHINGTON, January 18, 2012 – Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, presented remarks to reporters this afternoon on President Obama's decision to reject granting a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
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WASHINGTON, January 18, 2012 – Seventy percent of American voters favor increased access to U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.
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WASHINGTON, January 18, 2012 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard called on the administration and Congress to start making the right choices on energy if they want to put the nation on track for more economic growth and job creation.
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WASHINGTON, January 17, 2012 – Seventy-eight percent of South Carolina voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.
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Albany, NY, January 17, 2012 - API today announced Karen Bulich Moreau has joined the New York State Petroleum Council (NYSPC), a division of API, as executive director.
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WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 – API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman called on the administration to reconsider its greenhouse gas regulations for refineries in light of EPA data released today.
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WASHINGTON, January 11, 2012 — The American Petroleum Institute along with more than a hundred industry organizations from across the country sent a letter to President Obama urging him to swiftly approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Albany, NY, January 11, 2012 — Michael Doyle, executive director of the New York State Petroleum Council, a division of API, urged that the state of New York permit hydraulic fracturing to proceed and allow for responsible development of oil and natural gas and job creation in the state.
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WASHINGTON, January 10, 2012 - The 2010 moratorium and continued slow pace of oil and natural gas project-permitting in the Gulf of Mexico are harming investment in new oil and natural gas projects and eliminating thousands of jobs, a study released today by API concludes.
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WASHINGTON, January 4, 2012 - API President and CEO Jack Gerard announced API's "Vote4Energy" campaign to encourage voters to make energy an important issue in this year's elections and to get U.S. energy policy on the right track.
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