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WASHINGTON, June 22, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today issued the following statement regarding the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman to lift the moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling:

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute today issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that it will delay its decision to allow higher levels of ethanol in gasoline until the fall:

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WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 – U.S. gasoline deliveries for May dipped 0.4 percent from last year to average 9.05 million barrels per day, the lowest May level since 2003, according to the American Petroleum Institute’s Monthly Statistical Report.

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2010 — American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard comments on President Obama’s primetime address on the BP spill:

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WASHINGTON, June 10, 2010 — The American Petroleum Institute Thursday expressed disappointment with the Senate’s defeat of the Murkowski resolution:

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2010 – In the wake of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. oil and natural gas industry has formed two additional task forces to address both short- and long-term issues related to subsea well control (stopping/mitigating the release of product at the point of origin) and spill response and cleanup.

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2010 – In testimony prepared for today's House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, API President and CEO Jack Gerard explained the details of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, considered “one of the most important mechanisms we have to address liability and financial responsibility for oil spills.” Mr. Gerard pledged to work with Congress and the administration to quickly develop and provide recommendations on how to effectively address liability limits and financial responsibility requirements for offshore exploration activities