- API CEO Gerard Talks about New Administration, Climate Legislation Prospects
OnPoint
How will an Obama administration handle key energy policy issues like offshore drilling, oil company tax breaks and altern...
- Punitive Taxation of Profitable Oil Industry Won't Break Dependence on Foreign Crude
Investor's Business Daily
By Mark J. Perry
New taxes on oil companies would drastically cut capital that otherwise cou...
- Don't overturn 'Drill, baby, drill'
The News & Observer
By Robert L. Bradley Jr.
Inaction to let the ban expire was a very good thing. Now, the public must wa...
- Don't Let Cheaper Gas Lull U.S. Into Inaction
The Albuquerque Journal
The recent oil price drop has given us a little breathing room. Americans should use it to demand comprehe...
- YES It would reduce America's reliance on foreign oil and help boost the state's economy
Richmond Times-Dispatch
By Bill Geroux
Drilling for oil off Virginia's coast could help reduce America's crippling reliance on...
- Drill, Maybe Drill
The Washington Post
In a world of skyrocketing demand for energy, it is becoming untenable for the United States to consume 20 perc...
- A Democratic-Backed House Bill Doesn’t Allow for a Sufficient Expansion of Offshore Drilling
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Drilling should be allowed closer to shore to tap big oil and gas deposits in the Outer Continental S...
- Democrats' Offshore Drilling Plan Would Give States Nothing
The Virginian-Pilot by Dale Eisman
"With no financial incentive, no state will choose to 'opt in,' " House Republican le...
- Voters Want Everything on Energy
The Wall Street Journal by Stephen Power
"Voters are telling us they want everything," said Neil Newhouse, a Republican w...
- Drill Already
National Review by The Editors
Putting a bunch of new oil on the market is a lot more likely to lower prices than is throwing billi...
- Let Go of the Past and Allow Offshore Oil Drilling
Los Angeles Times by George Skelton
The important thing is to produce the fuel ourselves, not be shaping our foreign policy to assu...
- Snake Oil - Debunking Three 'Truths' about Offshore Drilling
The Washington Post
The United States can no longer afford to turn its back on finding all the sources of fuel necessary to maintai...
- Drill Now
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Of course it takes time to develop new oil fields. That is all the more reason to get started right away. D...
- Congress's Unsound Fury Over Big Oil
The Christian Science Monitor by Justin Danhof
Every time gas prices increase, liberal lawmakers direct the Federal Trade Commissio...
- No Drilling, No Vote
The Washington Post
Why not have a vote on offshore drilling? There's a serious debate to be had over whether Congress should ...
- Getting a Lease for Oil Drilling Just the Start
The Associated Press by John Porretto
The national debate over opening more offshore areas to oil and gas exploration has begged ...
- Chief Says Exxon Will Keep Doing What It's Doing
The New York Times by Rad Mouawad
In an interview, Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, shared his views on oil pr...
- Poll Finds Growing Support in U.S. for Oil Exploration
The Associated Press by H. Josef Hebert
High gasoline prices have changed Americans' views on energy and the environment, with more...
- Oil's Perspective on What's Behind the Energy Crisis
The New York Times by Jad Mouawad
Before heading to Saudi Arabia for an emergency energy summit this weekend, David J. O’Reil...
- The 'Idle' Oil Field Fallacy
The Wall Street Journal by Red Cavaney
A bill introduced in Congress this week would "compel" oil and natural gas compa...
- Drill Here, Drill Safely, Drill Now
Orlando Sentinel by U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon
Yes, we need conservation and development of geothermal, solar and wind sources. But the...
- The Gas Prices We Deserve
The Washington Post By George F. Will
The U.S. Minerals Management Service says that restricted area [ANWR] contains perhaps 86 bil...
- No Profits, No Oil
The Boston Globe By Jeff Jacoby
So who's the real "profiteer" - Big Oil or Big Brother? And who is likelier to keep energ...
- Creating More Barriers Won't Solve Energy Woes
The Kansas City Star By E. Thomas McClanahan
In the capital last week, top officials said they plan to exempt about 30 oi...
- Bashing Big Oil
The Charlotte Observer
Political inaction has left the U.S. economy dependent on a single energy source found in large part in cou...
- Energy Need Rises
The Washington Times opinion by Wendell Cox
As the global race for energy becomes more competitive, the good news is that Ame...
- Oil Industry Officials Speak At Capitol About Gas Price Effects
Channel 3000 News
This price hike comes right as national and state petroleum councils meet for an Energy Education Day at the state Capit...
- Big Government Profits Most from Gasoline
from Inside ALEC - by Jonathan Williams
Whenever high gasoline prices are in the headlines, various commentators and politicians im...
- Start Drilling
The Washington Post opinion by Robert Samuelson
The truth is that we're almost powerless to influence today's prices. We are becaus...
- Remarks to the Great Plains Energy Expo by API President and CEO Jack Gerard
Shaping Our Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities
Remarks to the Great Plains Energy Expo...
- Blogger Conference Call: Industry Earnings and Recent Oil Prices
Summary:
On Thursday, Oct. 30, API hosted a blogger conference call to discuss third-quarter industry earnings, as well as the rece...
- Blogger Conference Call: Energy Current Events
Summary:
On Sept. 26, 2008, API hosted bloggers on a conference call to discuss current events, issues and legislation relating to e...
- Blogger Conference Call: 2008 Energy IQ
Moderator:
Jane Van Ryan, New Media Advisor, American Petroleum Institute
Speakers:
Red Cavaney, President ...
- Blogger Conference Call on Exploration and Production
On June 19, 2008, API hosted several bloggers on a conference call for a discussion of oil and natural gas exploration and production. Seven ind...
- Location Tour at ConocoPhillips Refinery in Billings, MT: Photo Gallery
Please click on an image below to see a full-sized version. Images will open in a new browser window. Click on a thumbnail to see the full image...
- Energy's Future is in Technology
This event was co-presented by API and Newsweek and co-hosted by Stanford University's Woods Institute for the Environment and Precourt...
- Red Cavaney Addresses Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
On Monday, May 19, 2008, API President and CEO Red Cavaney gave the keynote address at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches luncheon event with mo...
- Red Cavaney Addresses the Denver Forum
On May 2, API President and CEO Red Cavaney addressed the Denver Forum, one of the nation's top executive speaking forums.
Denver Forum ...
- New York University Stern Business School's CEO Series
Shell Oil Company President John Hofmeister addressed more than 250 students, faculty and alumni of New York University’s (NYU) Stern Scho...
- Newsweek Panel Discussion
"Good afternoon. I'm Tony Emerson, I'm managing editor of Newsweek International. I'd like to welcome you all to a very timely Ne...
- Gary R. Heminger: Speech before The Commerce Club of Atlanta - Our Energy Future: A Portfolio Approach
"Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here to share my views on energy for today and tomorrow.
What must we do to insure affor...
- New Jersey Energy Summit
API, the New Jersey Petroleum Council and New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce hosted the New Jersey Energy Summit on December 17, 2007 at The H...
- Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.: Speech before the Detroit Economic Club - Delivering America's Energy Security
"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank the Detroit Economic Club for this opportunity and to thank you for taking time out o...
- Clarence P. Cazalot at the Port of Tampa
Clarence P. Cazalot, President and CEO of Marathon Oil Corporation, addresses America's energy security at the Port of Tampa on June 20, 2007.
- Red Cavaney at the CalTech Executive Forum
I am delighted to be with you this evening. It's great to be back in one of America's premier oil-producing states! How many Californi...