U.S. refiners & petrochemical manufacturers hope for quick tariff resolution
AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement addressing the announced tariffs being levied on Canada and Mexico.
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What’s the difference between heavy and light crude oils? And why do American refineries need both?
There are hundreds of varieties of crude oil around the world. Different types of oil require different refining processes to make the fuels we need in the quantities we need. Many American refineries need heavier crudes than what is largely produced in the United States.
How much oil does the United States import (and why)?
About 60% of the crude oil that runs through U.S. refineries is extracted right here at home. However, our refineries run on many different types of crude oil, some of which we don’t produce here or can’t economically transport. In those cases, we use imports.
What’s the harm with imposing tariffs on North American energy?
The federal government is considering levying a range of tariffs on products imported into the United States, potentially including a 25% blanket tariff on all items imported from our North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico. If such tariffs were to include crude oil and refined products, the consequences could be significant.
Day 1 starts the process of ending gas car bans. Now the longer work begins.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the Day 1 actions taken by the Trump-Vance administration to protect consumer choice and end gas car ban policies across the United States.
AFPM statement on the inauguration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States and the opportunity to advance policies that deliver for American energy manufacturers and consumers:
In wake of Biden-Harris approval of CA gas car ban, new ad looks to incoming Trump administration’s day 1 promise to end EV mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the Biden-Harris administration approving a ban on sales of new gas cars for California and nearly a dozen other states, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is looking ahead to the incoming Trump administration and its promise to end electric vehicle mandates on day one.
AFPM: Biden-Harris EPA greenlights gas car ban, defying the will of millions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s choice to grant California a waiver from the Clean Air Act to ban sales of new gas cars through its Advanced Clean Cars II rule.
AFPM statement on SCOTUS decision to grant cert for standing to challenge CA EV mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson today issued the following statement on the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to grant our petition for a writ of certiorari regarding our standing to challenge California’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate.