WASHINGTON, December 17, 2020 – American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers issued the following statement regarding reports of President-elect Biden’s nominees for the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Interior and Department of Energy. Source: American Petroleum Institute...
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2020 – The Environmental Partnership today announced the launch of its latest performance program, which is focused on reducing flaring in upstream operations. The flare management program expands on The Environmental Partnership’s core mission — which recently added midstream operations and represents...
WASHINGTON, December 9, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today issued the following statement welcoming the finalization of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule on “Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.” The final rule...
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final proposal to maintain existing Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which the EPA is required to review every...
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute today welcomed the introduction of the Conservation Funding Protection Act. The legislation, introduced by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), would provide regulatory certainty and protect the permitting process for leases in the Western and Central Gulf of...
WASHINGTON, November 25, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) and North America’s Building Trades Unions today urged the Senate to act on the National Apprenticeship Act (H.R. 8294), which was recently passed by the House. Source: American Petroleum Institute...
WASHINGTON, November 7, 2020 – American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers issued the following statement on the results of the 2020 election. Source: American Petroleum Institute...
WASHINGTON, November 2, 2020 - The American Petroleum Institute (API) today issued Recommended Practice (RP) 1183, Assessment and Management of Dents in Pipelines, a newly developed safety standard designed to help maintain the structural integrity of pipelines by addressing mechanical issues using new research from...
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement after the president directed federal agencies to perform an economic analysis on the impact of a nationwide ban on hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking Source: American Petroleum Institute...
WASHINGTON, October 22, 2020 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement on tonight’s presidential debate from President and CEO Mike Sommers. Source: American Petroleum Institute...
