We've heard some talk lately about export bans and whether cutting off U.S. crude oil or American-made diesel, gasoline and refined products from the global market could be used as a tool to cut ...

Agreements and policies that enhance global trade and market access are essential to the growth of our industries and American progress.

Chet Thompson became president and CEO of AFPM in May 2015. He leads a staff that advocates for petroleum refiners and petrochemical manufacturers before Congress and the Executive Branch on a broad ...

This webinar will give a status update on the PM2.5 annual NAAQS and what’s next. We will discuss what the current monitoring data shows and how it could be adjusted, either for an attainment ...

Sunday opening reception and dinner; Monday breakfast, Board business meeting, lunch and dinner; and Tuesday breakfast and General Session. Registration fees are based on AFPM membership. If your ...

The Petrochemical Heritage Honoree recognizes those whose contributions to public understanding are noteworthy, who have displayed significant entrepreneurship in the petrochemical profession or ...

The recent spate of news articles referencing the “global energy crunch,” “unseasonably high gas prices” and “chemical shortages,” while informative, offer little insight on how these issues—and their ...

We represent the makers of the fuels that keep Americans moving and the petrochemicals that are the essential building blocks for modern life. Our industries make life better, safer, more productive ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement addressing the potential impact of tariffs levied on crude oil and ...

The fuel and petrochemical manufacturing industries have come a long way from the simple thermal stills used to create kerosene in the 19 th century to today’s sophisticated, high-tech and complex ...

From June 1 to September 15 every year, nearly all gasoline sold in the United States is required to be a “summer” gasoline which is different in a few key ways from the gasoline sold during the rest ...