American Petroleum Institute Is Poised to Address Safety, Tax and Access Debates in New Congress; Would the Oil and Gas Industry Trade Higher Taxes for More Access?

摘要

The American Petroleum Institute (API) disclosed a survey that purportedly demonstrates that Americans by a decisive margin oppose higher taxes for the oil and natural gas industry. The trade group reported that most people in the survey believe more taxes will kill jobs. Its conclusions were drawn from an election-night telephone survey conducted on API's behalf by Harris Interactive. The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive 11/2/10 by telephone among 1,000 actual voters.