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Updated API Quality Management System Ensures Safety and Environmental Protection for Natural Gas and Oil Service and Supply Organizations

WASHINGTON, July 14, 2021 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today issued the second edition of its landmark API Specification Q2, Quality Management for Service Supply Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry. The new edition strengthens safety, quality, environmental protection and sustainability requirements...

14 July, 2021 / 0 Comments

API Unveils New Climate Reporting Template for Natural Gas and Oil Industry

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 – Following the release of the industry’s Climate Action Framework this spring, the American Petroleum Institute (API) today unveiled the next step in its efforts to accelerate climate solutions – a new template for individual companies in the natural gas and...

24 June, 2021 / 0 Comments

Pipeline Performance Report Shows Continued Safety, Reliability Improvements

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 – Liquids pipeline incidents impacting people or the environment decreased 38 percent over the last five years, while total pipeline incidents were down 21 percent, according to government pipeline safety data. The findings are part of the 2020 Pipeline Safety Excellence...

17 June, 2021 / 0 Comments

API Calls on Administration to Lift Federal Leasing Pause

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 – Today, the American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement urging the Biden administration to lift the pause on new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters in response to the federal judge ruling to resume new federal leasing. Source:...

15 June, 2021 / 0 Comments

API Highlights Industry Progress on Climate-Related Reporting

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2021 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) submitted comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Request for Information on the potential regulation of climate change disclosures, highlighting industry’s robust climate-related reporting efforts and the opportunity for collaboration through the rulemaking...

14 June, 2021 / 0 Comments

Over $2 Billion in Natural Gas Revenues Generated from Existing Impact Taxes in PA, Bolstering Communities, Benefitting All Pennsylvanians

HARRISBURG, PA – June 14, 2021 - American Petroleum Institute Pennsylvania (API PA) Executive Director Stephanie Catarino Wissman offered the following statement on the Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) report on impact fee collection and distribution from the taxation of the natural gas industry for the...

14 June, 2021 / 0 Comments

API Statement on IEA Report on Pathway to Net-Zero by 2050

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 – The American Petroleum Institute today issued the following statement from Vice President of Corporate Policy Stephen Comstock in response to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report on a pathway to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Source: American Petroleum Institute...

18 May, 2021 / 0 Comments

API Statement on President Biden’s First Joint Address to Congress

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 – The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers in advance of President Biden’s first joint address to Congress this evening. Source: American Petroleum Institute...

28 April, 2021 / 0 Comments

API Receives Accreditation of Safety and Sustainability-Focused Certification Programs

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) is pleased to announce the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) accreditation of three of its inspector certifications, validating API’s ongoing commitment to deliver world-class programs to support safe and reliable natural gas and oil operations.  Source:...

27 April, 2021 / 0 Comments

Pipeline SMS Annual Report Highlights Implementation Progress in 2020

Rapid City, SD, April 23, 2021 – Today, the Pipeline Safety Management Systems (Pipeline SMS) Industry Team released the 2020 Annual Report, detailing industry’s progress implementing API Recommended Practice (RP) 1173, Pipeline Safety Management Systems. The Industry Team serves to facilitate the ongoing journey by...

23 April, 2021 / 0 Comments