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WASHINGTON, February 16, 2012 - The American Petroleum Institute calls on the House to approve legislation that expands domestic oil and natural gas production and approves the Keystone XL pipeline.

WASHINGTON, February 13, 2012 - In remarks to reporters this morning, Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, expressed disappointment with the proposed tax increases on the oil and natural gas industry in the administration’s 2013 budget plan.

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2012 – API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman warned of a “veritable tsunami” of new EPA air regulations for refineries that could “put some refineries out of business, diminish U.S. fuel manufacturing capacity, and increase our reliance on imported fuels” today in a conference call with reporters.

WASHINGTON, February 9, 2012 - In response to the State Department Inspector General’s conclusion that there was no wrongdoing concerning the department’s review of Keystone XL pipeline, API asked what more evidence is needed to get this job creating project off the ground now?

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2012 ─ The American Petroleum Institute applauded the efforts of House lawmakers looking to improve America’s energy and economic future by building the Keystone XL pipeline. 

WASHINGTON, February 3, 2012 - API President & CEO Jack Gerard called on the administration to reverse its course from recommendations made by the Bureau of Land Management that would limit access to developing energy resources in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

WASHINGTON, February 3, 2012 — The American Petroleum Institute is setting the record straight on Congressman Ed Markey’s claim that oil from the Keystone XL pipeline will be exported.

Washington, D.C., January 31, 2012 – Seventy-eight percent of Florida 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, January 31, 2012 - API today began the first in a series of hydraulic fracturing workshops scheduled this year in regions where shale energy is being developed. The workshops continue the conversation started during API's inaugural hydraulic fracturing workshop last fall in Pittsburgh.

WASHINGTON, January 27, 2012 – Oil well drilling activity continued to increase in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to API's 2011 Quarterly Well Completion Report: Fourth Quarter.