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WASHINGTON, December 8, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute said today it is stepping up its campaign to highlight the role of oil sands to American jobs, economic growth and energy security.

WASHINGTON, December 1, 2010 — American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard warned that the administration’s decision today could result in the loss of tens of thousands of American jobs, billions less in government revenues and an increasing dependence on foreign energy sources:

Washington, November 29, 2010 – By a decisive margin, Americans oppose raising taxes on America’s oil and natural gas industry, and most believe it could kill jobs, according to an election-night telephone survey commissioned by API and conducted by Harris Interactive.  Sixty percent of the voters surveyed oppose an increase in taxes on the industry (compared with 30 percent in support); 54 percent say an increase could destroy jobs. 

WASHINGTON, November 17, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute, together with the American Exploration & Production Council, the Independent Producers Association of America, the International Association of Drilling Contractors, the National Ocean Industries Association and the U.S. Oil & Gas Association sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Appropriations Full and Subcommittee, asking Congress to provide additional resources to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement to increase staff, training and inspectors. API President and CEO Jack Gerard commented:

WASHINGTON, November 5, 2010 — The U.S. Interior Department in three separate announcements over the last month said it distributed more than $4 billion to states and Native American tribes as part of their share of receipts from onshore and offshore energy production during Fiscal Year 2010.

WASHINGTON, September 29, 2010 — Citing the need to protect U.S. jobs and America’s energy security, the American Petroleum Institute and two other organizations today filed a petition in federal court asking to intervene on the side of the Pentagon in a case challenging its use of fuels derived from Canadian oil sands crude oil.

WASHINGTON, September 28 – With the moratorium on Gulf of Mexico drilling still in place and Congress still in session, the American Petroleum Institute this week said it is extending its online “Rally for Jobs” march on Washington.

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute is pleased the Senate failed to approve Senator Bill Nelson’s amendment, which sought to rescind a job-creating tax provision (Section 199) for a handful of oil and natural gas companies, according to API Tax Manager Stephen Comstock:

Washington, September 14, 2010 – Americans overwhelmingly oppose raising taxes on America’s oil and natural gas industry, and most believe it could kill jobs, according to a survey commissioned by API and conducted by Harris Interactive this month by telephone.  Among those responding to the survey, 62 percent opposed an increase in taxes on the industry, and 60 percent said it could destroy jobs.

GRAND JUNCTION, CO, September 10, 2010 – Nearly 500 concerned citizens organized by the American Petroleum Institute and other partners today attended a “Rally for Jobs” held in Grand Junction, Colorado.