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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute is challenging President Obama to immediately approve the entire Keystone XL pipeline now that TransCanada has submitted a new route in Nebraska.

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute applauded the House for continuing to highlight the importance of immediately building the entire Keystone XL pipeline.

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2012 - API’s Chief Economist John Felmy told reporters this morning that the proposal now before the Senate to raise taxes on selected oil and natural gas companies ignores what could really work to reduce gasoline prices and help our economy: create jobs and produce at home more of the oil and natural gas we know our nation will be using.

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute today called on President Obama to immediately approve the entire Keystone XL project to bring more secure and reliable oil from Canada to the United States and help American consumers at the pump.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 - In testimony to the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources, API’s Group Director for Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito urged Congress and the administration to promote energy policies that would aid the nation’s economic recovery and help reduce its debt.

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 - Seventy-five percent of North Carolina voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and more than ninety percent believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today by Public Opinion Strategies and Frederick Polls.

Washington, D.C., March 5, 2012 – Eighty percent of North Dakota voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.

Washington, D.C., March 5, 2012 – Seventy-three percent of Ohio voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.

Washington, D.C., March 5, 2012 – Eighty percent of Virginia voters favor more development of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 – In remarks to reporters this morning, API’s Vice President for Regulatory and Economic Policy Kyle Isakower said a wave of possible new federal rules on shale oil and natural gas development could threaten its expansion and the increased jobs and revenue it promises to generate