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WASHINGTON, September 25, 2012 – API Director of Upstream Erik Milito and API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman told reporters this morning that the administration’s policies on improving regulations and encouraging domestic oil and natural gas development continue to hamper energy production and job creation and threaten to leave the nation with a less secure energy future.
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WASHINGTON, September 21, 2012 – Total U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) fell 4.3 percent in August against a year ago to 18.6 million barrels per day. While this was up 2.8 percent from the month before, it was the lowest August level in 15 years and contributed to 2.6 percent lower petroleum demand for the year to date compared with the same period in 2011. Monthly Statistical Report, Petroleum Facts at a Glance, Monthly Import Statistics for June 2012 (latest available).
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WASHINGTON, September 20, 2012 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) welcomed bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Pete Olson (R-Tex.) and Gene Green (D-Tex.) that would fix major flaws in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) renewable fuel credit program.
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WASHINGTON, September 19, 2012 – API President and CEO Jack Gerard said that the “Empower States Act” introduced in the Senate would benefit jobs and energy production by strongly encouraging continued responsible state regulation of hydraulic fracturing.
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