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WASHINGTON, September 13, 2012 ─ The American Energy Initiative hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee reinforces a central message of our year long Vote 4 Energy campaign ─ that North American energy self sufficiency is achievable.

Albany, NY, September 13, 2012 – Voters in New York state support hydraulic fracturing, with 81 percent saying that development of the state’s shale energy resources will create jobs, according to a new poll released today.

WASHINGTON, August 23, 2012 ─ API President and CEO Jack Gerard today said proposals to safely produce more domestic energy, such as those released in Gov. Mitt Romney’s energy plan, are important to our nation’s economic future, providing economic stimulus and job creation.

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2012 – API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning that the draconian approach the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to take on its new regulations implementing Section 1504 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law will force disclosure of commercially sensitive information that will hurt the competitiveness of America’s oil and natural gas companies and cost jobs back home.

Washington, D.C., August 14, 2012 – Seventy-one percent of American voters favor increased access to U.S. oil and natural gas resources, 90 percent believe more oil and natural gas development could lead to more U.S. jobs, and 87 percent believe it could lower energy costs for consumers, according to a new poll released today.

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2012 ─ The American Petroleum Institute urged the State Department to move forward swiftly on its review of the Keystone XL pipeline, in comment submitted today.

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard said that legislation introduced in the Senate today, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, could help move America’s economy in the right direction and strengthen our nation’s energy security.

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 ─ American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard today applauded the introduction of the Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012 (OPEN Act) which promises to expand responsible offshore development, make the U.S. more energy secure and create jobs.

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 – API Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning that oil and gas production was rising, creating new jobs, even as the overall economy was weakening.

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters this afternoon that API’s new “Energy Works” campaign will help educate Americans about jobs the oil and natural gas industry is providing Americans and the contributions it is making to their communities.