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WASHINGTON, November 16, 2007 – Fires caused by static electricity at the gasoline pump are no urban myth, but they are preventable if motorists follow all safe refueling practices when they top off their tanks.

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2007 – API, the national trade association of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry, has issued a new recommended practice that provides guidance for reducing the risk to personnel located in portable buildings from potential explosion, fire and toxic release hazards.

WASHINGTON, April 18 – API awarded its 2006 Distinguished Award for Outstanding Safety and Environmental Performance to Marathon Pipe Line LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation.  Joe Baker, President, Marathon Pipe Line LLC, accepted the award today at API’s 58th annual pipeline conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2007 – API and NPRA today issued the following statement on the U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s report on the March 2005 Texas City refinery accident: