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WASHINGTON, August 4, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today following the announcement by the United Steelworkers that they have ended their participation in important efforts that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board recommended be undertaken to improve the safety of workers in the industry.

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2009 – The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today on the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) comments on its refinery National Emphasis Program (NEP) inspections on process safety:

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines issued the following statement on U.S. Representative Rick Larsen’s resolution to recognize today, June 10 - the tenth anniversary of the 1999 Bellingham pipeline explosion - as National Pipeline Safety Day:

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2009 - API awarded its 2008 Distinguished Award for Outstanding Safety and Environmental Performance to Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in the large pipeline operator category and to Portland Pipe Line Corporation in the small pipeline operator category. Deborah Fretz, President and CEO of Sunoco Logistics Partners, presented the awards at API’s 60th annual Pipeline Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.