API: Elisabeth Treseder announced as new associate director of API’s Massachusetts Petroleum Council
BOSTON, May 3, 2016 – The Massachusetts Petroleum Council (MPC), a division of API, today announced Elisabeth Treseder as associate director of MPC. Treseder previously served as Policy Advisor in the Midstream Department for API in Washington, D.C.
“Treseder has been an outstanding asset to API and joins the Massachusetts Petroleum Council at an important time for the energy discussion in the Northeast,” said API Senior Director of State Government Relations Rolf Hanson. “She will help advance the oil and natural gas industry’s mission in the state to grow the economy and champion forward-thinking energy policies that embrace America’s 21st century energy renaissance and global energy leadership.”
Treseder joined API in 2013. While in the Washington office, she oversaw surface transportation and refining issues, among others. Prior to joining API, Treseder received her master’s degree in Energy Policy and International Business Relations at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Duke University in Durham, N.C.
“The United States is the world’s leading producer of oil and natural gas, launching an American energy renaissance that has fundamentally changed the world energy order,” said Treseder. “Thanks to hydraulic fracturing, we have abundant supplies of clean and affordable natural gas to produce much more of American’s electricity. This has been the largest contributor to the U.S. leading the world in reducing carbon emissions. Sharing this message will be a critical piece of the Massachusetts Petroleum Council’s advocacy efforts.”
Failing to expand natural gas and electricity infrastructure could cost New England households and businesses an estimated $5.4 billion in higher energy costs and more than 167,000 private-sector and construction jobs between 2016 and 2020, according to a study prepared by La Capra Associates, Inc. and Economic Development Research Group.
“In 2015, New England residents paid on average 53 percent more for their electricity than the rest of the nation – in large part due to inadequate energy infrastructure,” said Treseder. “New England needs investment in infrastructure to gain the full benefits of this opportunity.”
The MPC is a division of API, which represents all segments of America’s oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 650 members produce, process, and distribute most of the nation’s energy. The industry also supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy.