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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2010 – Senate proposals to place an unattainable level of insurance coverage on domestic energy production from the Outer Continental Shelf will cost the U.S. in terms of jobs, economic growth, and place our energy security at risk, according to the American Petroleum Institute.

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2010 – In testimony prepared for today's subcommittee on energy and environment of the House Science and Technology Committee, API Upstream Director Erik Milito said the oil and natural gas industry intends to use any findings from the investigations of the Deepwater Horizon incident to continue to improve the technologies and practices to achieve safe and environmentally sound operations.

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:

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Urgent Technology Limited (Urgent) signed an agreement to offer Urgent’s eMaintenance system to both API members and organizations throughout the U.S. oil and natural gas industry.

Monthly Statistical Report (May 2010)

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 17, 2010 – In testimony prepared for today's Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the House Committee on Natural Resources, API Upstream Director Erik Milito said the oil and natural gas industry is committed to meeting the public’s expectations for safe and reliable production of the nation’s critical energy needs.

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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