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WASHINGTON, May 29, 2012—API Upstream Director Erik Milito issued the following statement regarding the International Energy Agency (IEA) report “Golden Rules for a Golden Age of Gas,” released today, which recognizes API as a global leader in U.S. oil and natural gas industry standards and best practices.

Bismarck, ND, May 23, 2012 ─ At the 20th Annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, API President and CEO Jack Gerard, who was a keynote speaker, said North Dakota is an energy juggernaut that has risen above the country’s economic challenges to produce thousands of new American jobs and help provide the energy to fuel America’s future.

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 – At the National Press Club this morning, President and CEO Jack Gerard presented API’s Report to the Platform Committees, which lays out the industry’s vision for making the right energy policy choices for our nation. He told reporters at the event that a comprehensive conversation about energy policy during this presidential election year can help our nation make sound decisions about energy that will create more jobs, increase revenue to the government, and enhance our nation’s energy security.

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2012 - API hosted its fifteenth hydraulic fracturing workshop on the oil and natural gas industry’s open and transparent process for developing recommended practices, industry standards and guidance documents for hydraulic fracturing, as well as the latest activities in the development of shale energy.

CLEVELAND, May 11, 2012 ─ At a City Club of Cleveland event, API President and CEO Jack Gerard said that Ohio was experiencing an energy “rebirth” and that it could be a game changer for jobs and economic growth in the state.

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 – API’s President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters this morning that the states have demonstrated competency, efficiency and expertise in regulating hydraulic fracturing in oil and natural gas development, raising a fundamental question about the need for the Bureau of Land Management’s own proposed regulations.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 - API’s Senior Director of State Government Relations Rolf Hanson said that the decision by the Vermont legislature to issue a statewide ban on the use of hydraulic fracturing is shortsighted and uninformed.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 ─ American Petroleum Institute Upstream Director Erik Milito said any new federal rules on hydraulic fracturing must reflect a history of successful state-led regulations on oil and natural gas production and avoid the creation of unnecessary bureaucratic red tape.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 2, 2012 – In an Ohio Energy Jobs Summit hosted by The Hill newspaper, API President and CEO Jack Gerard said that Ohio was on the cutting edge of shale energy development that is a “game changer” for spurring millions of new jobs and economic growth in America. He said the benefits to Ohio and to the nation could be immense.

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 - API welcomed today’s announcement by the Appalachian Shale Recommended Practices Group (ASRPG) and highlighted the important role of local efforts in establishing industry standards for oil and natural gas production.