Gerard

Jack Gerard, current CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API), is one of eight general authority members of the Seventy announced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gerard, who has served as API CEO since 2008, is scheduled to step down when his contract ends in August.

As the Trump administration eyes an infrastructure initiative, it should include natural gas pipelines too, a necessity underscored by the recent cold snap, i.e. bomb cyclone, which brought the Northeast to a standstill, American Petroleum Institute (API) CEO Jack Gerard said Tuesday.

The head of the American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday diverged from the White House on theNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), arguing that if its benefits cannot be salvaged by modernizing the accord it should be left in place as it is.

While the head of the American Petroleum Institute (API) on Wednesday hailed the advent of the Trump administration as an opportunity to fulfill America’s full oil/natural gas potential globally, a major environmental organization declared war on the incoming administration’s stated intent to rollback current regulations.

The U.S. oil and natural gas revolution has delivered so many environmental and economic benefits that it’s easy to take the “new energy reality” for granted, but it’s time now to lay the groundwork for future energy security, American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard said Wednesday.

After remaining quiet through much of the presidential campaign, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said Thursday that more than 80% of actual voters it polled on Election Day support increased development of the country’s energy infrastructure.

The oil and gas industry and its organized labor allies in the construction sector believe the public is approaching the realization that the nation’s energy infrastructure needs will only be met through a fair regulatory process at all levels of government, and predict obstacles to some critical projects will eventually be overcome.

The oil and gas industry and its organized labor allies in the construction sector believe the public is approaching the realization that the nation’s energy infrastructure needs will only be met through a fair regulatory process at all levels of government, and predict obstacles to some critical projects will eventually be overcome.

Following a number of headline-grabbing attacks on oil companies’ climate change policies in 2015, American Petroleum Institute (API) President Jack Gerard’s remarks to kick off 2016 suggest the lobbying group’s rhetoric is evolving to recast the role of fossil fuels — and natural gas in particular — in the climate debate.