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American Petroleum Institute

Weeks before COP27, Big Oil remains in state of “deceptive” climate denial

October 19, 2022By Andy RowellBlog Post

Its that time of year again with the annual UN climate meeting, called the conference of the Parties, or COP, just a couple of weeks away. This year’s meeting, COP27, will take place from 6-18 November 2022 at the luxury resort of in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.

American gas lobby spins Ukraine crisis to push for expansion of dirty US LNG

February 16, 2022By Andy RowellBlog Post

There are always those who will want to profit from war or the threat of war, as unscrupulous as it may seem. And for the American oil and gas industry there is no exception.

Big Oil & API spending millions on Facebook & Instagram to misleadingly spin “gas is green”

July 9, 2021By Andy Rowell#APIMyths, Blog Post

A great joint investigation by Channel 4 news in the UK and InfluenceMap has found that oil industry lobbyists are using social media such as Facebook and Instagram to promote the continued use of gas and the myth that gas is a green fuel.

Carbon Capture: Five Decades of False Hope, Hype, and Hot Air

June 17, 2021By Andy Rowell#APIMyths, Blog Post, Deep Dive, Featured, Stopping Carbon Lock-In

Five decades on from the first CCS project, the technology remains riddled with problems, unproven at scale, and not fit for purpose. It is beyond time to focus on the real solutions to the climate crisis and injustice that the fossil fuel industry has wrought. Neither CO2-rich gas or LNG qualify.

Response to API meeting at the White House

June 9, 2021By David Turnbull#APIMyths, Blog Post, Press Releases

API is not to be trusted when it comes to climate and energy policy. They have stood in the way of climate action for decades, and continue to spout myths in order to protect the bottom lines of its Big Oil and Gas members.

Sorry, API, Gas Isn’t Why Emissions Are Down

May 17, 2021By Kyle Gracey#APIMyths, Blog Post, Deep Dive, Featured, Fossil Gas

The API claims gas is the main reason US power sector emissions are down. Our latest analysis shows it’s not.

Bad Data and Deception: The American Petroleum Institute Pivots on Methane

April 22, 2021By Andy Rowell#APIMyths, Blog Post, Deep Dive, Featured, Fossil Gas

A detailed analysis by Oil Change International of the public statements and commitments by the American Petroleum Institute (API) around methane emissions and climate change has uncovered a decade of spurious data, deceptive messaging, and disingenuous public positioning by the big oil spin doctors.

With ACB Confirmed, Shell’s Dirty Shadow Now Stains the Supreme Court

October 27, 2020By Andy RowellBlog Post 1 Comment

Shell’s dirty shadow now stains the Court. Barrett must recuse herself from any climate legislation. Anything less will make a mockery of the Supreme Court and American Justice.

Trump’s loosening of environmental rules amid pandemic are “increasing risk of death in COVID-19 patients”

April 8, 2020By Andy RowellBlog Post

By all accounts Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic has been a disaster for months.

Big Oil bosses to meet Trump demanding further financial support & deregulation

April 3, 2020By Andy RowellBlog Post

Later today, U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with at least seven senior oil executives in person at the White House to discuss the historic plunge in the oil price.

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