API Conducts Media Briefing on North American Crude Supplies

摘要

On Monday, February 28, U.S. regulators approved the firstdrilling permit for deepwater operations in the U.S. Gulf ofMexico. The momentous occasion from a regulatory stand-point sparked strong market reaction but rather tepid industryreception - as noted specifically in a March 1 media briefingby the American Petroleum Institute (API) which called forgreater access to domestic energy resources.