American Petroleum Institute (API) News

U.S. Safety Board: Fatal Oklahoma Well Blast Shows Need for New Rules

An investigation into an explosion at an Oklahoma natural gas drilling rig that killed five workers last year faulted inadequate training and equipment and called for new regulations, the U.S. safety regulator said. The Pryor Trust gas well in Pittsburgh …

Petroleum Industry Revises Standard for Reducing Workers’ Fatigue

The American Petroleum Institute issued on Thursday a revised standard aimed at reducing fatigue among workers in the nation’s refineries and chemical plants, the trade group said. The fatigue standard, officially called Recommended Practice (RP) 755, was first issued in …

3 Fossil Fuel Groups Drop Bid to Join Teens’ Climate Change Lawsuit

Three fossil fuel industry groups dropped their attempt to intervene in a court case over climate change this week after failing to reach an agreement on a unified legal position on climate science, court filings show. The American Petroleum Institute …