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 Renewable Fuel Standard is more expensive in 2021 than at any other point in the program’s 15-year history. Refiners this year have faced ethanol credits (D6 RINs) priced nearly 19Xs higher than ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement today in response to the Trump administration’s decision to issue a ...

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 ...

In a recent post we reviewed refining capacity, which for the United States is the maximum volume of crude oil that all 125+ American refineries, combined, can process in a given day according to ...

For women’s history month, we’re honoring female innovators whose contributions have made modern life possible for millions of Americans. In 1882, Maria Beasley secured the patent for a life raft. Her ...