API files comments with EPA on energy regulations
The American Petroleum Institute (API) filed comments this week with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to implement a regulatory system that focuses on safety, the environment and advancing American natural gas and oil.
The comments were filed in response to the EPA’s request for public comment to inform its Regulatory Reform Task Force’s assessment of current regulations.
“We share the government’s goal of enhancing safety and protecting the environment while producing and refining more natural gas and oil here at home,” API Senior Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman said. “Technological innovations and industry leadership have propelled the natural gas and oil industry and benefited American consumers with lower prices despite the unprecedented level of federal regulatory actions targeting our industry.”
API also requested the EPA adopt a regulatory system that supports responsible access to domestic oil and natural gas, efficient permitting processes and cost-effective regulations rooted in science.
“API will continue to work closely with the administration to ensure that strong regulations and industry best practices continue to support improvements to safety and environmental protection,” Feldman said. “We rely upon a cost-effective regulatory system that provides certainty and predictability necessary for the massive capital investments our industry must make.”