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WASHINGTON, April 1, 2013 ─ API Director of Standards David Miller announced today the publication of two new oil and natural gas industry standards for well design and drilling operations.

WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 – The administration can do more to help America’s economy by supporting energy policies that encourage America’s oil and natural gas revolution, API Group Director for Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito told reporters this morning.

RALEIGH, N.C., March 21, 2013 – Seventy-nine percent of North Carolina voters favor increased production of domestic sources of oil and natural gas, and only nine percent oppose it, according to a new poll released today. Ninety-three percent of voters said increased domestic production is important to them.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2013 ─ Legislation introduced today by Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Mary Landrieu is an important step toward an all-of-the-above energy strategy said API Director of Upstream & Industry Operations Erik Milito.

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2013 - President Obama’s proposed Energy Security Trust misses a key opportunity, API Group Director for Upstream & Industry Operations Erik Milito said today.

WASHINGTON, February 14, 2013 ─ API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed the release of a letter from the governors of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia today urging Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell to support energy development in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf.

WASHINGTON, February 12, 2012 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard welcomed President Obama’s State of the Union call to invest in more domestic oil and natural gas, saying that more development will create jobs and help us become an energy superpower.

WASHINGTON, February 6, 2013 ─ API CEO Jack Gerard congratulated Sally Jewell on her selection as President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior today.

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 Quarterly Well Completion Report: Fourth Quarter.