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WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 - American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard issued the following statement following the meeting, in which he participated, between energy trade associations and Senators John Kerry, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman on the climate change legislation they are preparing:

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute released the following statement today on two letters (one from 20 governors; the other from 98 business groups) asking Congress to prevent the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing greenhouse gas emission rules:

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2010 – The American Petroleum Institute released the following statement today on indications reported in the media the Interior Department intends the next five-year offshore leasing plan to run from 2012-2017:

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2010 - Beginning in April, API is shifting its release schedule for the MONTHLY stats from Wednesday to Friday (10 a.m. EST). The new release dates are listed below:

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2010 – Deryck Spooner has joined API as Senior Director for External Mobilization.  Mr. Spooner comes to the Institute from the Nature Conservancy where he managed that group’s climate change advocacy outreach work.

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2010 – American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard today issued the following statement on the Department of Justice’s court filing outlining another in a long line of delays in the Minerals Management Service’s filing of court-ordered analysis on the potential environmental impacts of leasing in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf during the current (2007-2012) five year plan:

WASHINGTON, February 19, 2010 – U.S. distillate deliveries (a measure of demand) fell by double digits in January, compared with the previous year’s levels, highlighting the fit-and-start nature of the economic recovery, according to API’s Monthly Statistical Report, which reflects data from January. Distillate demand, particularly low sulfur distillate demand, tracks economic growth closely.