Hispanics of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

Hispanics working for America’s oil and natural gas companies in 11 states are on Capitol Hill this week to meet with policymakers and discuss their concerns on major issues affecting their industry. Geologists, petroleum engineers, refinery managers and others from California, Ohio, Texas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Arkansas and beyond - all active, contributing members of their communities and their states - are using the opportunity to talk about how legislation under consideration would affect them, their communities and all American consumers.

API President and CEO Jack Gerard said the fly-in, the third in a series to help lawmakers to learn about the people of America’s oil and natural gas industry, was particularly important now as Congress considers legislation that may negatively impact these workers’ livelihoods.

“Congress in the coming months has on its plate a whole host of issues that could drastically impact the oil and gas industry,” said API President Jack Gerard. “It’s important for Congress to know what adding new energy taxes, denying additional access to development of America’s oil and gas resources or imposing new, burdensome regulations can have on the 9.2 million people who depend on the industry for their jobs - and on those peoples’ families and communities.”