American Petroleum Institute news

As the EPA finalises ethanol volumes for 2019 and biodiesel volumes for 2020 under the Renewable Fuel Standard, the American Petroleum Institute urged the agency to protect consumers from the ethanol blendwall and to continue to reject efforts by some to reallocate volumes from small refinery exemptions.

The API notes that US energy exports are suffering as a result of new trade and tariff policies.

June 2018 marked the highest production levels of US crude oil and NGLs.

Neal Ferguson led a collaboration between 70 organisations across the petroleum industry that has published the first supply chain qualification standard for polymeric seal manufacturers.

The oil and natural gas industry leads efforts to make air cleaner through low-carbon technologies, says new API study.

Mike Sommers has been named as the new President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute.

The EPA has proposed amendments to the Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS).

API has welcomed the Bureau of Land Management’s new proposal to fix an oil and natural gas venting and flaring rule.

Jack Gerard, President and CEO of API since 2008, has announced he is to step down when his contract ends in August this year.

API has welcomed the US Department of Transportation’s decision to rescind a requirement that tank cars be equipped with electronically-controlled pneumatic braking systems.