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A large majority of Americans view pipelines favorably, especially pipelines that deliver energy, according to a new survey of public sentiment. 

The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) announced today it has changed its name to the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA). The new name better reflects the range of products delivered and business models pursued by our member companies now and in the future.

The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) today released their annual 2021 Pipeline Safety Excellence Performance Report, which found that the safety of liquids pipelines increased across several key indicators. Thanks to an industry culture of “safety first, safety always” and a commitment to zero incident operations, liquids pipeline incidents impacting people or the environment have declined by 31 percent over the past five years, even while pipeline mileage and barrels per day have increased nearly 10 percent. 

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) released new polling data measuring the sentiment of the American public toward pipelines, climate change and the energy transition. By wide margins across key audiences, Americans support pipelines to move their energy and want to avoid addressing climate change in ways that increase their energy costs.

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) lamented the Biden administration's first day action to block thousands of new jobs and deprive those workers of billions of dollars in payroll salary. The losses are a result of President Biden's expected revocation of the cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, currently under construction between Alberta, Canada and Nebraska.

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) welcomed Congressional approval of legislation to reauthorize federal pipeline safety laws. The Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2020 authorizes federal pipeline safety law through September 30, 2023, and was included in the year-end omnibus appropriations and COVID relief bill.

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) released the following statement regarding today's action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish a new index level to calculate annual changes for interstate oil pipeline rate ceilings for July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026.

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) cheered senate adoption of legislation to reauthorize federal pipeline safety laws. The bipartisan bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent.

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) welcomed news the President has approved Presidential permits for energy pipeline crossings of the borders between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico. AOPL urges the President to approve the additional remaining permits awaiting his signature.

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) applauded the Supreme Court's unanimous order allowing pipeline construction projects across the nation to resume use of the Nationwide Permit program for projects with minimal environmental impacts. While the Supreme Court's action does not extend to Keystone XL, the focus of the original lawsuit, thousands of American workers can now go back to work on other projects supplying good-paying energy infrastructure jobs.

Today, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) condemned a decision allowing out of control anti-pipeline litigation to prevent pipeline projects that deliver affordable and reliable energy while putting Americans back to work. Earlier in the day, a federal district court in Washington, DC ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline shut down pending further study of its environmental impacts.

A joint coalition including the American Gas Association (AGA), American Petroleum Institute (API), Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL), Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), filed an Emergency Motion with the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals requesting a stay pending appeal in Northern Plains Resource Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Today, the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) released the 2019 Pipeline Safety Excellence Performance Report and 2020-2022 Strategic Plan.

The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) and our member companies join in wishing American families and businesses are staying safe as the situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve.