API Applauds Interior Action To Support Production On Federal Lands

American Petroleum Institute (API) Vice President of Upstream Policy Holly Hopkins released the following statement after the Department of the Interior announced a new commingling policy to safely increase production while enhancing resource conservation on federal lands:

"We applaud Secretary Burgum’s action to further unleash our nation’s vast resources in support of U.S. energy dominance. We look forward to engaging with Interior to leverage new technologies to support more efficient and responsible oil and natural gas production on federal lands.”

About American Petroleum Institute (API)
API represents all segments of America’s natural gas and oil industry, which supports nearly 11 million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. Our approximately 600 members produce, process and distribute the majority of the nation’s energy, and participate in API Energy Excellence, which is accelerating environmental and safety progress by fostering new technologies and transparent reporting. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization and has developed more than 800 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.