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WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 - While total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) slipped 1.3 percent in March compared with March 2011, gasoline deliveries were up 3 percent. This marked the second month in a row gasoline demand increased while total petroleum demand declined. Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for January 2012 (latest available)

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2012 – Total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 2.3 percent this February compared with February 2011, pulled down by a decline in residual fuel oil (40.2 percent) and other oil (liquid petrochemical feedstocks, naphtha and gasoil) deliveries.  Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for December 2011 (latest available)

ALBANY, N.Y., March 2, 2012 - API today announced Maryann K. McCarthy has joined the New York State Petroleum Council (NYSPC), a division of API, as associate director.

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2012 - API Vice President for Regulatory and Economic Policy Kyle Isakower issued a statement to reporters this afternoon calling on the White House to take the lead on coordinating the federal review of hydraulic fracturing.

WASHINGTON, February 17, 2012 – Total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 5.7 percent this January compared with January 2011 to just over 18 million barrels per day. Gasoline deliveries slipped 0.2 percent to 8.4 billion barrels per day.  Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for November 2011(latest available)

WASHINGTON, January 20, 2011 – Total petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 1.2 percent to an average of 18.9 million barrels a day in 2011 compared with 2010.Except for 2008, this was the largest drop in annual domestic deliveries over the past decade.

Albany, NY, January 17, 2012 - API today announced Karen Bulich Moreau has joined the New York State Petroleum Council (NYSPC), a division of API, as executive director.