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API: U.S. Energy Revolution Empowering Economic and Environmental Progress


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WASHINGTON, September 19, 2019 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released its Q3 2019 Industry Outlook and August 2019 Monthly Statistical Report, highlighting how America’s domestic energy revolution is empowering economic and environmental progress. The increasing use of clean natural gas for electric power generation has helped drive U.S. carbon emissions to their lowest levels in a generation and lower consumer energy expenditures.

“With natural gas we have proven that economic growth and the reduction of carbon emissions are not mutually exclusive,” said API Chief Economist Dean Foreman. “The fact that the U.S. has led the world in the reduction of carbon emissions for nearly two decades wouldn’t have been possible had it not been for the abundant supply of affordable and clean natural gas made possible by the shale revolution.” 

“What makes this success story even more promising is the fact that it isn’t bound by borders. In 2019 alone, LNG exports have enabled the delivery of U.S. natural gas to 35 different countries that are working to transition to this cleaner source of energy.”

Highlights from the API Q3 2019 Industry Outlook include:

  • Record U.S. LNG exports have made global CO2 emissions lower than they otherwise would have been;
  • Refinery expansions have enabled the U.S. to become a global supplier of finished products;
  • States adding more natural gas generation have generally seen lower carbon emissions and electricity prices; and
  • U.S. refiners are well-positioned for IMO 2020.

Highlights from the August 2019 Monthly Statistical Report include:

  • Total U.S. petroleum demand of 21.5 mb/d was highest for any month since August 2005;
  • Improved infrastructure helped increase supply and lower prices;
  • Highest U.S. petroleum exports (8.1 mb/d) for the month of August; and
  • Total inventories increased year-on-year for the ninth consecutive month.

For more information on the quarterly and monthly reports, please visit our website and check out our blog.

API represents all segments of America’s oil and natural gas industry. Our more than 600 members produce, process and distribute most of the nation’s energy. The industry supports more than ten million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization. In our first 100 years, API has developed more than 700 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.

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Q3 2019 Quarterly Outlook (Sept 2019)

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