August 20, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
API President and CEO Jack Gerard announced this week that the oil and natural gas industry will sponsor a series of rallies in September, giving interested citizens forums where they can voice their concerns about the economy and jobs. ...
August 20, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
(Editor's note: The following message was posted on the EnergyTomorrow blog by API President and CEO Jack Gerard.) Most of the gasoline we use includes up to 10 percent of ethanol, a renewable fuel that is playing an increasingly important role...
August 12, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Americans get it. With their appreciation for freedom, opportunity, and fairness, they instinctively know that legislative proposals to raise taxes on some companies but not others are bad for business and bad for consumers. And yet, some of the people...
August 3, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Editor's note: The following statement was issued today by API President and CEO Jack Gerard after Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that action on the Senate's energy bill would be delayed: Senate leaders took the right step to shelve...
August 3, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
A new Rasmussen poll shows that support for offshore oil and natural gas development is holding steady despite the Deepwater Horizon accident. In a survey conducted July 22-23 via telephone, 56 percent of U.S. voters think offshore drilling should...
July 28, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
(Editor's note: The following statement was issued by API President and CEO Jack Gerard after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled proposed legislation July 27.) The Senate bill unveiled today by Majority Leader Harry Reid moves forward with provisions...
July 28, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
What if Congress and the administration approve many of the deepwater drilling measures that are now being debated? And what if their actions result in unlimited liability for oil spills, additional regulations on well and rig designs, higher taxes...
July 21, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
It's been three months since the Deepwater Horizon accident, and finally one new offshore drilling project has been approved. According to government data updated daily, a shallow-water project has been OK'd under both of the new Notices to Lessees...
July 13, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
(Editor's note: The following statement was issued by API President and CEO Jack Gerard after the Department of the Interior issued a new deepwater drilling moratorium on July 12, 2010.) The Interior Department's new moratorium on deepwater drilling is not...
June 23, 2010
Written by: Jane VanRyan
Last weekend I was having a very pleasant conversation with my neighbors when the subject turned to the oil spill and the need for alternative energy. One neighbor said, "The oil companies don't want us to use alternative energy...
