API Names New President, CEO New Hire Brings Two Decades of Experience May 8, 2018 No Comments Roll Call newspaper named Mike Sommers one of the top staffers on Capitol Hill each year for a decade, and in 2015, named him one of the top 50 staffers in the last 50 years.Read More
API President and CEO to Step Down After 10 Years, President and CEO will Leave in August 2018 January 30, 2018 No Comments In his 10-year tenure at API, he grew membership by almost 50 percent and added members from every sector of the industry. Read More
American Petroleum Institute Criticizes EPA Fracking Study Institute Claims Science Points to No Drinking Water Contamination January 7, 2017 No Comments API says EPA distorted science in revising report on hydraulic fracturing.Read More
American Petroleum Institute Shares 2016 Expectations Push for Less Regulation, Continued Industry Momentum Among Focal Points January 17, 2016 No Comments API President, CEO Jack Gerard releases State of American Energy 2016 report.Read More
API, Oil and Gas Industry Celebrate 65 Years of Hydraulic Fracturing Fracking technology has helped U.S. on path to energy independence April 9, 2014 No Comments Industry developed hydraulic fracturing March 17, 1949, as way to unlock tight shale formations.Read More