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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute issued a statement today from President Jack Gerard on the Senate’s hearings on climate legislation:

For the second quarter in a row, drilling activity in the U.S. exploration and production industry fell to levels not seen since 2003-2004, according to API’s second-quarter 2009 drilling estimates.

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2009 – The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today from President Jack Gerard on the climate hearing by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee:

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today on the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to grant California's request to impose restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions:

A new survey finds that while Americans now recognize the United States will need more energy in the coming years, they continue to underestimate the amount of oil and natural gas that government experts predict will be needed to meet that demand.

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2009 – The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today from President Jack Gerard on House approval of the Waxman-Markey climate change bill:

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today by its President Jack Gerard responding to the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF’s) attack ads targeting API:

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2009 - The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement today from President Jack Gerard on President Obama’s remarks on the Waxman-Markey climate bill:

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2009 - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on June 23 suspended the sale of all 31 oil and natural gas drilling tracts in Utah that had been purchased earlier in the day during a regularly scheduled lease sale, after the bureau accepted last-minute protests about the sale from two environmental groups. BLM has put all the leases on hold to conduct an environmental assessment.