API Welcomes Steps by Interior to Unlock Alaska's Energy Potential

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement from Vice President of Upstream Policy Holly Hopkins following the Department of the Interior’s announcement to take steps to expand opportunities for exploration and development in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). 

“API welcomes the administration’s efforts to fully leverage Alaska’s enormous resource base as a driver of revenue, economic growth and energy security. This is an important step to break down barriers to safe development, and we look forward to working with Secretary Burgum to advance American energy dominance.”

API represents all segments of America’s natural gas and oil industry, which supports nearly 11 million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. Our approximately 600 members produce, process and distribute the majority of the nation’s energy, and participate in API Energy Excellence®, which is accelerating environmental and safety progress by fostering new technologies and transparent reporting. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization and has developed more than 800 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.

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