American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)

Background

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is a national trade association representing 98 percent of oil refining capacity in the United States. The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers describes itself as the “trade association representing high-tech American manufacturers of virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, other fuels and home heating oil, as well as the petrochemicals used as building blocks for thousands of vital products in daily life.”¹“ABOUT AFPM,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/UNtwN

The AFPM was formerly known as the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, before rebranding in 2012. Both James Mahoney and Charles Drevna have served in leadership capacities at the association. Mahoney twice served as chairman of the board of the organization, once while it was the NPRA and then again during the group’s rebranding in 2012. Drevna served as President of the AFPM.²“NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL & REFINERS ASSOCIATION BECOMES AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,” AFPM, January 25, 2012. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/dFneh

The AFPM hasn’t hidden its position promoting oil interests, and they oppose any legislation that could reduce profits for their sector. For example, they oppose renewable fuel standards,³“Policy Position – Renewable Fuel Standards,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/UDzNV support increasing domestic oil and gas production on public and private lands,⁴“Policy Position – Increasing Domestic Oil & Gas Production,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/SZsEw and argue that the EPA has no authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.⁵“Policy Position – Greenhouse Gas Regulations,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/geJX8

Stance on Climate Change

“Greenhouse gases are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, even though the Clean Air Act never authorized such regulation. AFPM believes that using this 40-year-old law to control of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions threatens our nation’s economic and energy security. The Clean Air Act applies only to U.S. companies and was never intended to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Even the EPA has admitted Clean Air Act GHG emissions will do nothing to reduce global concentrations of these emissions,” AFPM wrote in its archived “Policy Position” on greenhouse gas regulations.⁶“Policy Position – Greenhouse Gas Regulations,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/geJX8

A more recent, revised statement, begins as follows:⁷“Climate,” AFPM. Archived February 3, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/jSRcl

“AFPM acknowledges climate change is real and is committed to the development of sound policies that enable our members to supply the fuel and petrochemicals that growing global populations and economies need to thrive, and to do so in an environmentally sustainable way.”

Funding

The Conservative Transparency project lists only four transactions for American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, and for their AFPM‘s PAC:⁸Search for “American Fuel,” Conservative Transparency. Performed May 31, 2017.

Donor	Recipient	Amount	Year
Koch Industries PAC	American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association PAC	$5,000	2015
Koch Industries PAC	American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association PAC	$5,000	2014
American Petroleum Institute	American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers	$30,000	2012
American Petroleum Institute	American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers	$75,000	2011

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Annual Reports

Key People

Executive Committee

Name	2016	2019	Description	Company (If Listed)
Chet Thompson	Y	Y	AFPM Secretary	American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
David Lamp	Y	Y	Member	Western Refining Company
Gary R Heminger	Y	Y	Vice Chair	Marathon Petroleum Corporation
George Damiris	Y	Y	Treasurer	HollyFrontier Corporation
Jeff Ramsey	Y	Y	Member	Flint Hills Resources, LP
Joseph W Gorder	Y	Y	Chairman of the Board	Valero Energy Corporation
Rebbie J Riley	Y	Y	Staff Coordinator	American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
Thomas J Nimbley	Y	Y	Member	PBF Energy Inc.
Daniel Coombs		Y	Member	LyondellBasell Industries
Doug Sparkman		Y	Member	BP Products North America
Graeme Burnett		Y	Member	Monroe Energy, LLC
Ian Carr		Y	Member	Exxon Mobil Corporation
Mark Lashier		Y	Member	Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Michael Coyle		Y	Member	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Michael Nagle		Y	Member	INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA
Robert Herman		Y	Member	Phillips 66
Dennis Seith	Y		Treasurer	INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA
Gregory J Goff	Y		Chairman of the Board	Tesoro Corporation
Jack Lipinski	Y		Member	CVR Energy, Inc.
James S Loving	Y		Member	CHS Inc.
Jerry Wascom	Y		Member	Exxon Mobil Corporation
Kevin W Brown	Y		Member	LyondellBasell Industries
Lawrence M Ziemba	Y		Vice Chair	Phillips 66
Mike Coyle	Y		Member	Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Patrick Quarles	Y		Member	Celanese Ltd.

Board of Directors

Name

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2019

Description

Company

Albert Chao

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Westlake Chemical Corporation

Frederec C Green

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Delek Refining Ltd.

Jeff Ramsey

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Flint Hills Resources, LP

Matthew Smorch

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Countrymark Cooperative Holding Corporation

Richard Rennard

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Arkema Inc.

Gregory J Goff

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Tesoro Corporation

Lane Riggs

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Valero Energy Corporation

Doug Sparkman

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

BP Products North America

Graeme Burnett

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Monroe Energy, LLC

Mark Lashier

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

Joseph W Gorder

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Chair

Valero Energy Corporation

Ross Reucassel

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

The International Group, Inc.

Thomas J Nimbley

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

PBF Energy Inc.

Luis Sierra

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

BP Petrochemicals

Mark G Nikolich

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Braskem America, Inc.

Chet Thompson

Y

Y

Y

Y

AFPM Secretary

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)

Joseph Israel

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Par Petroleum LLC

Patrick Quarles

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Celanese Ltd.

Gary R Heminger

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice Chair

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Danny Rey

Y

Y

Y

Member

NALCO Champion

Edward J Dineen

Y

Y

Y

Member

TPC Group

George Damiris

Y

Y

Y

Member

HollyFrontier Corporation

Paul Huang

Y

Y

Y

Member

Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA

Raphael Crawford

Y

Y

Y

Member

Albemarle Corporation

Raymond L Brooks

Y

Y

Y

Member

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Tom Schmitt

Y

Y

Y

Member

Hunt Refining Company

Brian Zolkos

Y

Y

Member

American Refining Group, Inc.

Christophe Gerondeau

Y

Y

Member

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.

Daniel Coombs

Y

Y

Member

LyondellBasell Industries

Heather Remley

Y

Y

Member

BASF Corporation

John Edward Schumann

Y

Y

Member

Solenis

Michael Coyle

Y

Y

Member

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Robert Herman

Y

Y

Member

Phillips 66

Thomas Petti

Y

Y

Member

W. R. Grace & Co.

David Lamp

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Western Refining Company

Rebbie J Riley

Y

Y

Staff Coordinator

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)

Arthur M Klein

Y

Member

CITGO Petroleum Corporation

Brenda Stout

Y

Member

Shell Oil Products U.S.

Brian Lever

Y

Member

Limetree Bay Refining, LLC

Brian S Coffman

Y

Member

Motiva Enterprises LLC

Burnis J Hebert

Y

Member

Occidental Chemical Corporation

Darren Cross

Y

Member

Shell Catalysts & Technologies LP

Erwin Dijkman

Y

Member

Eastman Chemical Company

Francis Murphy

Y

Member

Flint Hills Resources, LLC

Frank Chris D’Anna

Y

Member

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

Frank Niznik

Y

Member

Baker Hughes

Ian Carr

Y

Member

Exxon Mobil Corporation

James Carver

Y

Member

SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions

James Guilfoyle

Y

Member

LyondellBasell Industries

Jerry Miller

Y

Member

Husky Energy

Joe Blommaert

Y

Member

ExxonMobil Chemical Co.

John Gugel

Y

Member

Honeywell UOP

John Traeger

Y

Member

CHS Inc.

Keith Cleason

Y

Member

The Dow Chemical Company

Lance Puckett

Y

Member

Ergon, Inc.

Loic Vivier

Y

Member

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Marc Mageau

Y

Member

Suncor Energy, Inc.

Michael Nagle

Y

Member

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Michael Swanson

Y

Member

Big West Oil, LLC

Monte Edlund

Y

Member

Huntsman Corporation

Niall McConville

Y

Member

SABIC

Robert Beadle

Y

Member

Placid Refining Company

Steve Sondergard

Y

Member

Sinclair Oil Corporation

Thomas Yura

Y

Member

Cornerstone Chemical

Kevin W Brown

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

LyondellBasell Industries

Dennis Seith

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Lawrence M Ziemba

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Chair

Phillips 66

Jack Lipinski

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

CVR Energy, Inc.

James S Loving

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

CHS Inc.

John McIntosh

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Olin Chlor Alkali Products

Naushad Jamani

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

NOVA Chemicals Corporation

Raymon C Barlow

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

GE Water & Process Technologies

Clint W Ensign

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Sinclair Oil Corporation

Glenn Liolios

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

DuPont

Jerry Wascom

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Purnendu Rai

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Oxea Corporation

Russ Willmon

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Calcasieu Refining Company

Michael Berry

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Eastman Chemical Company

Eduardo Assef

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

CITGO Petroleum Corporation

John Dearborn

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

The Williams Companies

Joseph A Vetrone

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Suncor Energy, Inc.

Mark R Keim

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Big West Oil, LLC

Paul Mikesell

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Cornerstone Chemical

Bruce H March

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

ExxonMobil Chemical Co.

Douglas H Culpon

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Huntsman Corporation

Albert Beninati

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Grace Catalysts Technologies

Dan Romasko

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Motiva Enterprises LLC

Douglas May

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

The Dow Chemical Company

Jim Macaluso

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Baker Hughes Incorporated

Robert Peterson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Occidental Chemical Corporation

Simon Upfill-Brown

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

South Hampton Resources, Inc.

David C Dotson

Y

Y

Y

Director

Koch Industries, Inc.

Kendra Lee

Y

Y

Y

Director

Merichem Company

Dan Robinson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Placid Refining Company

Bob Baird

Y

Y

Director

Husky Energy

Corey Johnson

Y

Y

Director

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

Rebecca Liebert

Y

Y

Director

UOP LLC – A Honeywell Company

Sridhar Srinivasan

Y

Y

Director

Honeywell Inc.

David Friedman

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

VP of Regulatory Affairs

Gerald van de Velde

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Chief Financial Officer

Susan Yashinskie

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

SVP of Member Services

Brendan Williams

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

EVP

Richard Moskowitz

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

General Counsel

Heidi Alderman

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Helen Kutska

Y

Y

Senior Director of Convention Services

Andy John Gosse

Y

Director

Cameron Proudfoot

Y

Director

Derrick Morgan

Y

SVP of Federal Affairs

Edward Connors

Y

Director

Geoff Moody

Y

VP of Government Relations

Greg Willms

Y

Director

Jaime Zarraby

Y

SVP of Communications

Jim McCloskey

Y

VP of Petrochemicals

Kris Patrick

Y

Director

Mike Humby

Y

Director

Mike Walsh

Y

Director

MJ Aguiar

Y

Director

Rebecca Adler

Y

Senior Director of Communications

Rodrigo Abramof

Y

Director

Scott Sharp

Y

Director

Tomeu Vadell

Y

Director

Paul Eisman

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Alon USA

Charles Drevna

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Ex Officio

Raghu Menon

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

The Linde Group

Zachary Levine

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Deltech Corporation

James Runyan

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Wyoming Refining Company

Tim Brown

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

American Refining Group, Inc.

Khalid Almazyed

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

SABIC

Philip Rinaldi

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES)

Philippe Doligez

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.

Robert Trout

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Criterion Catalysts & Technologies

Michael Jennings

Y

Y

Y

Y

Treasurer

HollyFrontier Corporation

Daniel Yoder

Y

Y

Y

Member

U.S. Oil & Refining Co.

Tim Bennett

Y

Y

Y

Member

Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC

H Don Davis

Y

Y

Y

Y

Member

Ergon, Inc.

Michael Newton

Y

Y

Member

Martin Operating Partners

Shruti Singhal

Y

Y

Member

Solenis

Fernando Feitosa de Oliveira

Y

Member

Pasadena Refining System, Inc.

Heidi S Alderman

Y

Member

BASF Corporation

Mike Coyle

Y

Member

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Timothy Go

Y

Member

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

Tom Rizzo

Y

Member

Shell Chemical Company

James Mahoney

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Past Chair

Richard Meeks

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Treasurer

Jeffrey Hazle

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Senior Director of Refining

C Douglas Shannon

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Paul Foster

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Rajeev Gautam

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Stan Ueng

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Terry Burleson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Gary Yesavage

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

Richard Bedell

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Aamir Farid

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Frank Whitsura

Y

Y

Y

Director

Steve Harrington

Y

Y

Y

Director

David Carroll

Y

Y

Y

Director

Fernando Oliveira

Y

Y

Director

Graham Bacon

Y

Y

Director

Keith West

Y

Y

Director

Melissa Hockstad

Y

Y

VP of Petrochemicals

Sarah Magruder Lyle

Y

Y

VP of Strategic Planning

Bill Anderson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Charlie Graham

Y

Director

Donald Templin

Y

Vice President

Silvio Ghyoot

Y

Director

Jeffrey Byrne

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Laura Ruiz

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Scott Richardson

Y

Y

Y

Director

Jennifer Straumins

Y

Y

Director

Mike McDonnell

Y

Y

Vice President

Christopher Jobb

Y

Director

D Michael Wilson

Y

Director

Dave Kirshner

Y

Director

Kirk Novak

Y

Director

James Cooper

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Senior Advisor, Petrochemicals

Alan Cabodi

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Brian Ames

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Chuck Anderson

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Michael Pesch

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Mike Ebert

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Nicholas Carter

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Robert Pease

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Terry Hurlburt

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Bruce Rubin

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Hank Jeans

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Shawn Abrams

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Francisco de Cerqueira Neto

Y

Y

Y

Director

Nick Spencer

Y

Y

Y

Director

William P Brown

Y

Y

Y

Director

Doug Towns

Y

Y

Director

Amy Hebert

Y

Director

David Fischer

Y

Director

Jason Akey

Y

Director

Patrick Hickey

Y

Director

William Klesse

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Past Chair

Brian Smith

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Bruce Macklin

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Fred Dohmann

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Kenneth Currie

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Luther Jones

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Mark Zyskowski

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Darius Sweet

Y

Y

Y

Director

McMillan Hummel

Y

Y

Y

Director

Thomas O’Malley

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

Janice Latz

Y

Y

Y

Director

Jerry Basconi

Y

Y

Y

Director

Michael McGarry

Y

Y

Y

Director

Russ Crockett

Y

Y

Vice President

Steve Rathweg

Y

Y

Director

Amy Motto

Y

Director

Dan Sheets

Y

Director

Jeff Warmann

Y

Director

Kevin Mcquade

Y

Director

Mark Oberle

Y

Director

Patrick Kimmet

Y

Director

Gregory Scott

Y

Y

Y

Y

Executive Vice President

Daniel Knepper

Y

Y

Y

Director

Harry Halloran

Y

Y

Y

Director

Joel Elstein

Y

Y

Y

Director

John A Matson

Y

Y

Y

Director

John Nicols

Y

Y

Y

Director

Mike Dusterhoff

Y

Y

Y

Director

Robert Kent

Y

Y

Y

Director

Ronald Williams

Y

Y

Y

Director

Stephen Hunkus

Y

Y

Y

Director

Stephen Kirk

Y

Y

Y

Director

Terry Jackson

Y

Y

Y

Director

Lynn Elsenhans

Y

Y

Vice President

Darrell Jacob

Y

Director

James Sparkman

Y

Director

John Quinn

Y

Director

Tim Taylor

Y

Director

William J Finnerty

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice Chair

Jerry C Welch

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

Vince J Kelley

Y

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

Greg Garland

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

Charles Shaver

Y

Y

Vice President

David Huffman

Y

Y

Director

Donald Lindley

Y

Y

Director

F R de Cerqueira Neto

Y

Y

Director

Jas Gill

Y

Y

Director

John Fotheringham

Y

Y

Director

Pat Havener

Y

Y

Director

Peter Cella

Y

Y

Director

Randy Newcomer

Y

Y

Director

Robert Gengelbach

Y

Y

Director

Steve Douglas

Y

Y

Director

Steven Burtch

Y

Y

Director

Sylvian de Lescazes

Y

Y

Director

Terry Begley

Y

Y

Director

Nigel Dunn

Y

Director

Scott Telesz

Y

Director

Michael Brown

Y

Y

Y

Y

Former Treasurer

Richard J Marcogliese

Y

Y

Y

Former Treasurer

Joseph Lee

Y

Y

Vice President

William Holbrook

Y

Y

Director

Robert Genovese

Y

Director

Steven Abrams

Y

Director

Maurice McBride

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Catherine Karen

Y

James Gallogly

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Robert Slaughter

Y

Y

Y

Y

President

W Norman Phillips

Y

Y

Y

Y

Director

Joel Maness

Y

Y

Y

Treasurer

Larry M Echelberger

Y

Y

Y

Vice President

Peter Huntsman

Y

Y

Vice Chair

Ray Wilcox

Y

Vice Chair

Don Daigle

Y

Y

Vice President

Duane Gilliam

Y

Y

Past Chair

Jerry E Thompson

Y

Y

Vice President

Bruce Smith

Y

Vice President

Chris Gaan

Y

Treasurer

James Mahoney

James Mahoney has been employed by Koch Industries, Inc. since 1988⁹“Executive Profile: James Mahoney,” Bloomberg. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/Fh191 and serves as their Vice President for Operations Excellence and Compliance, and is a member of the board (he has also been past chairman). James Mahoney served as the chairman of the NPRA from 2007 to 2008 and served as chairman of the board of directors of the AFPM from 2012 to 2014.¹⁰“Executive Committee Roster,” NPRA. Archived August 6, 2007. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/X3Wmv

Mahoney helped develop Fueling U.S. Forward, a Koch-funded campaign designed to promote the benefits of fossil fuels. As investigative journalist Peter Stone revealed in the Huffington Post in February 2016, James Mahoney and Charlie Drevna teamed up to pitch the concept of launching a pro-petroleum campaign to refining companies Valero and Tesoro and other energy interests.¹¹Peter Stone. “The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles,” The Huffington Post, February 19, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/jXPA4

In his piece, The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles, Stone wrote that the “fledgling Mahoney and Drevna efforts seem to signal an expansion of Koch-backed drives against subsidies and tax breaks for alternative fuels to the transportation sector, at a time when support may be on the rise in Washington and some states for boosting electric vehicles.”¹²Peter Stone. “The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles,” The Huffington Post, February 19, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/jXPA4

Charles Drevna

Charles Drevna, former lobbyist for the oil refining industry, was a senior fellow at the Institute for Energy Research (IER), and previous President of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers. He is currently heading the Fuelling U.S. Forward campaign, operating as President and CEO.¹³Jennifer A. Dlouhy. “Former refining lobbyist joins Institute for Energy Research,” FuelFix, May 26, 2015. Archived August 30, 2015. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/NByMt

According to IER’s website, while he was a senior fellow, Drevna advised IER on a variety of energy topics, particularly fuel and refining issues.¹⁴“Charles Drevna,” Institute for Energy Research. Archived April 1, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ax61J Though Drevna told DeSmog’s Sharon Kelly that IER is not involved with this Fueling U.S. Forward campaign, it’s worth noting that Drevna developed Fueling U.S. Forward while officially serving as a fellow at IER.¹⁵“Charles Drevna,” Koch Vs. Clean. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/mbDp5

Committees

The AFPM is operated by experts among its 450+ member companies through a variety of committees and subcommittees including the following. (Committee member lists can only be viewed by authorized members):¹⁶“Committees,” AFPM. Archived April 4, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/Wcox2

• Communications Committee
• Environmental Committee
• Fuels Committee
• Government Relations Committee
• Issues Committee
• Labor Relations and Human Resources Committee
• Base Oils & Waxes Committee
  • Waxes Subcommittee
• Legal Committee
• Reliability & Maintenance Committee
• Manufacturing Committee
• Petrochemical Committee
• Petrochemical Steering Committee
  • Petrochemical Statistics Subcommittee
• Plant Automation & Decision Support Committee
  • Cybersecurity Subcommittee
• Safety & Health Committee
• Industrial Hygiene Subcommittee
• Regional Process Safety Networks
• Security Committee

Actions

The Intercept reported how, in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act was signed by the West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. The law would create new felony penalties for protests against oil and gas facilities.¹⁷Alleen Brown. “A POWERFUL PETROCHEMICAL LOBBYING GROUP ADVANCED ANTI-PROTEST LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC,” The Intercept, June 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/2Ehvw

The law mimics model legislation promoted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).¹⁸Alleen Brown. “A POWERFUL PETROCHEMICAL LOBBYING GROUP ADVANCED ANTI-PROTEST LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC,” The Intercept, June 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/2Ehvw

Records obtained by The Intercept and the Energy and Policy Institute revealed that a network of lobbyists working for the natural gas industry had played a part in advancing the bill, including representatives for Dominion Energy, which owns the Atlantic Coast pipeline; the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association; and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers. ¹⁹Alleen Brown. “A POWERFUL PETROCHEMICAL LOBBYING GROUP ADVANCED ANTI-PROTEST LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC,” The Intercept, June 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/2Ehvw

The West Virginia Critical Infrastructure Protection Act was introduced by Delegate John Kelly. Kelly received numerous emails about the bill from constituents, including one where he provided detail of the bill’s origins: 

“Simple explanation, this bill reinforces property rights. when a person goes on private property and does intentional damage,” Kelly replied to a constituent. “The bill was requested by the natural gas industry, because protesters entered a drilling site, and destroyed equipment.”

The first critical infrastructure laws aimed at pipeline protestors emerged following the uprising against the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. After Dakota implemented anti-protest laws in May 2017, ALEC swiftly moved to create its own model legislation.

An AFPM lobbyist reportedly worked with ALEC to help create that model:

“AFPM advocated for the model legislation because of its importance for refineries and for the pipeline infrastructure that delivers products to and from our facilities,” the association’s spokesperson told The Intercept. 

According to analysis from Greenpeace, some of the most influential companies pushing for critical infrastructure laws nationally included Marathon Petroleum, Exxon Mobil, and Koch Industries.

November 8, 2019

French oil company Total announced its withdrawal from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers trade association. Bloomberg reported Total decided not to renew its membership due to “different views on the Paris agreement, carbon pricing and renewable energies.”²⁰Amanda Jordan. “Total Quits U.S. Oil Lobby Group Over Climate Policy Stance,” Bloomberg, November 8, 2019. Archived November 8, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/qz7sA

Total’s decision came months after Royal Dutch Shell withdrew its AFPM membership for similar reasons.²¹Amanda Jordan. “Total Quits U.S. Oil Lobby Group Over Climate Policy Stance,” Bloomberg, November 8, 2019. Archived November 8, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/qz7sA

April 2019

Royal Dutch Shell withdrew its membership in the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, citing differences over climate change. The Washington Post reported “Shell said that it was at odds with the refining and petrochemical group on the Paris climate agreement, carbon pricing, fuel mandates and the reduction of methane emissions.”²²“Shell quits trade group over climate-change positions,” The Washington Post, April 2, 2019. Archived April 3, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/XWEZm

July 2016

The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reported AFPM President Chet Thompson attended private, undisclosed meetings with republican attorneys general to coordinate on defending ExxonMobil and push back against climate change legislation.²³“GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS ON EXXON INVESTIGATION,” The Center for Media and Democracy, September 23, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/iePD8

Thompson spoke at the event alongside prominent climate change denier Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who was recently selected to head Donald Trump’s “EPA transition team.” ²⁴“GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS ON EXXON INVESTIGATION,” The Center for Media and Democracy, September 23, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/iePD8

CMD reported Chet Thompson “thanked the attorneys general for their ‘leadership’ and ‘support’ in the investigations of oil companies, and asked for further assistance in blocking the EPA ‘social cost of carbon’ disclosure rules for the fossil fuel industry and halting the college divestment campaigns.”²⁵“GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS ON EXXON INVESTIGATION,” The Center for Media and Democracy, September 23, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/iePD8

October 23, 2015

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) joined U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and others in filing a petition for review (PDF) attempting to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.²⁶PETITION FOR REVIEW No. 15-1382 (October 23, 2015). USCA Case #15-1382 Document #1579899.  Retrieved from consideringthegrid.com. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

The full list of petitioners is as follows:

• Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
• National Association Of Manufacturers
• American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
• National Federation of Independent Business
• American Chemistry Council
• American Coke And Coal Chemicals Institute
• American Foundry Society
• American Forest & Paper Association
• American Iron & Steel Institute
• American Wood Council
• Brick Industry Association
• Electricity Consumers Resource Council
• Lignite Energy Council
• National Lime Association
• National Oilseed Processors Association
• Portland Cement Association

March 13, 2015

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) for allegedly violating its common carrier obligation under federal law.²⁷AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,  Plaintiff v.  BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant. Civil Action No. 4:15-cv-682, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION (PDF), Filed March 13, 2015. Archived at DeSmog. A DeSmog investigation suggested that there may be more to the lawsuit than initially meets the eye, and may serve as a distraction to the center issues in the oil-by-rail debate.²⁸Steve Horn. “Purposeful Distraction? Unpacking the Oil Refiners’ ‘Bomb Trains’ Lawsuit vs. Warren Buffett’s BNSF,” DeSmog, March 24, 2015.

The suit was filed in in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. AFPM sued BNSF “for violating its common carrier obligation by imposing a financial penalty” for those carrying oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale basin and other hazardous petroleum products in DOT-111 rail cars. Bloomberg reported how 

“This $1,000 surcharge on certain PHMSA-authorized rail cars breaches BNSF’s common carrier duty to ship hazardous materials under the auspices of PHMSA’s comprehensive regime governing hazardous materials transportation,” wrote AFPM’s legal team.²⁹AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,  Plaintiff v.  BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant. Civil Action No. 4:15-cv-682, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION (PDF), Filed March 13, 2015. Archived at DeSmog. ³⁰Steve Horn. “Purposeful Distraction? Unpacking the Oil Refiners’ ‘Bomb Trains’ Lawsuit vs. Warren Buffett’s BNSF,” DeSmog, March 24, 2015.

BNSF began imposing a $1,000 surcharge³¹Thomas Black, Dan Murtaugh and Mario Parker. “Berkshire’s BNSF to Add Surcharge on Older Oil Tank Cars,” Bloomberg, October 24, 2014. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/csQex for companies carrying explosive Bakken fracked oil in DOT-111 cars, as opposed to “safer” CPC-1232 cars, at the beginning of 2015.³²Eric de Place. “WHY NEW IMPROVED OIL TRAINS ARE NOT NEARLY GOOD ENOUGH,” Sightline Institute, January 28, 2015. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/DSLAV

November 2014

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) released studies that oil producers used to counter oil-by-rail safety measures in the Bakken region. The Wall Street Journal reported that AFPM‘s testing methods “may understate the explosive risk of the crude” from the region.³³Chester Dawson and Russell Gold. “Accuracy of Bakken Volatility Tests Face More Challenges,” The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014.  Archived .pdf on file at Desmog. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/aTiET

Bakken oil gained coverage after the July 2013 oil train derailment in Lac-Magentic, Quebec that killed 47 people. Since that initial incident, seven more oil trains have derailed.³⁴Brendan DeMelle. “Deadly Quebec Oil Train Disaster and Athabasca River Spill On Same Day as Tar Sands Healing Walk,” DeSmog, July 6, 2013. DeSmog reported that “We now know that oil produced in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale formation is extremely volatile due to its high natural gas liquid content — resulting in the ‘bomb train’ phenomenon.”³⁵Brendan DeMelle. “VIDEO: Government, Industry Ignore Scientific Case For Improving Crude By Rail Safety, Let Bomb Trains Roll On,” DeSmog, September 17, 2015.

Oil producers rejected calls to stabilize the oil, citing studies by both AFPM and the North Dakota Petroleum Council. The Wall Street Journal notes that while the AFPM study’s author, Frits Wybenga, claimed that their tests were adequate, a more stringent study by the U.S. government did find more volatile compounds in the Bakken crude. AFPM released a “survey” of Bakken crude on May 14, where it stressed it could be transported using existing railroad cars, under existing rules.³⁶Chester Dawson and Russell Gold. “Accuracy of Bakken Volatility Tests Face More Challenges,” The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014.  Archived .pdf on file at Desmog. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/aTiET

March 19, 2012

Charles Drevna, then the president of AFPM, testified to Congress. Drevna, representing AFPM, opposed limits on carbon dioxide under the Clean Air act, and also cautioned that we should not move to electric vehicles (read more about the Industry’s fight against electric vehicles at Desmog’s Koch vs. Clean project):³⁷“WRITTEN STATEMENT OF AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AS SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE” (PDF), Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives, March 19, 2012. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“As Congress and the Administration seek ways to increase our energy security, economic security, and national security, AFPM urges policymakers to weigh the full spectrum of trade-offs. While weaning the U.S. off oil is a good talking point, artificially forcing the market to adopt expensive new technologies that rely on the fair trade practices of China could bring a new set of challenges. In the meantime, the U.S. can instead develop its own abundant supply of energy, which can increase our energy, economic and national security. The U.S. can do so without subsidies or mandates, all our industry needs is the room to do it. As we look to diversify our energy sources, we must not turn our back on petroleum-derived fuels that we will continue to depend upon for decades to come. To do so would simply disadvantage the consumer, harm our national economy and erode our energy security.”³⁸“WRITTEN STATEMENT OF AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AS SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE” (PDF), Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives, March 19, 2012. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Regarding the regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act, Drevna argued that it would make the U.S. less competitive: 

“In the absence of a comprehensive global approach to GHG emissions, imposing these burdens on the U.S. would unilaterally cripple the ability of U.S. manufacturers to compete on a world market against other nations – notably India, China and Brazil – with less stringent environmental regulations.³⁹“WRITTEN STATEMENT OF AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AS SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE” (PDF), Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives, March 19, 2012. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

June, 2012

Both the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) challenged the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard in court, calling renewables “phantom fuels.”⁴⁰Chris Hatch. “Industry Lobbying to Weaken B.C.’s Clean Fuel Rules, Despite Soaring Profits,” DeSmog Canada, October 8, 2014.

Related Organizations

AFPM has listed hundreds of member organizations on its website. Note that their membership directory is no longer public. See a 2019 and 2016 archive.

Notable examples include Chevron, DuPont, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Husky Energy, Koch Industries, Inc.,  Shell Chemical Company, and The Dow Chemical Company. View a full list below:⁴¹“MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY,” (no longer public) AFPM. Accessed October 11, 2016.

Member	2016	2019
Associate Member
A.T. Kearney, Inc.	Y
Advanced Refining Technologies	Y	Y
AdvanSix		Y
AECOM	Y	Y
AEGION Energy Services		Y
Aegis Energy Advisors Corp.	Y	Y
Afton Chemical Corporation	Y
Aggreko, LLC	Y
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP	Y	Y
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.		Y
Airgas, Inc.	Y	Y
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals	Y
Alfa Laval Packinox	Y	Y
AlixPartners LLP	Y	Y
All4 Inc.	Y	Y
Allied Universal	Y	Y
Allied Universal Security	Y	Y
AltairStrickland, Inc.	Y	Y
Altran North America	Y
Ambitech Engineering Corporation	Y
Amec Foster Wheeler	Y
Amerisafe Consulting & Safety Services	Y
Apex Companies, LLC	Y
Apprion, Inc.	Y
Aramco	Y
Argo, Inc.	Y	Y
Argus Media	Y	Y
ASM Catalysts, LLC	Y
Aspen Technology, Inc.	Y
Asset Performance Networks	Y	Y
Athlon Solutions	Y
Athlon, A Halliburton Service		Y
Atlantic Methanol Production Co.	Y	Y
Austin Industrial, Inc.	Y
AVEVA		Y
Axens North America	Y	Y
AZZ WSI	Y
Babcock & Wilcox		Y
BAKER & O’BRIEN	Y	Y
Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc.	Y
Bantrel Co.		Y
Barr Engineering Company	Y	Y
Bay Ltd.	Y	Y
Becht Engineering Co., Inc.	Y	Y
Bechtel Corporation	Y	Y
BIC Alliance	Y
Blue Ridge Partners	Y
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.	Y
Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc.	Y	Y
Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services	Y
BrandSafway		Y
Brenntag North America, Inc.	Y	Y
Brinderson, L.P.	Y
Broadspectrum	Y
Brock Group	Y	Y
Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC		Y
Brown and Caldwell	Y
Burns & McDonnell	Y	Y
C&I Engineering	Y	Y
Cajun Industries, LLC		Y
Campbell Fittings, Inc.	Y
CARBER	Y
Cat Tech International Ltd		Y
CB&I	Y
Cenovus Energy Inc.	Y	Y
CenterPoint Energy		Y
CertifiedSafety, Inc.	Y	Y
CF Industries, Inc.		Y
CH2M	Y
Chem32 LLC		Y
Chemical Data	Y	Y
Chemium International Corp.	Y
ChemTreat, Inc.	Y
Cheniere Energy		Y
CHEP – Catalyst & Chemical Containers	Y	Y
Chevron Lummus Global LLC	Y	Y
CIRCON Environmental		Y
Clariant Corporation	Y	Y
Clean Air Engineering	Y	Y
Clean Harbors Energy and Industrial Services Corp.	2
CMC – Commercial Metals Company	Y
CME Group	Y
Colfax Fluid Handling – Reliability Services	Y
Contract Fabricators, Inc.	Y
Cooling Tower Depot, Inc.	Y
Crystaphase	Y	Y
Cust-O-Fab, Inc.	Y	Y
Deloitte	Y	Y
DEWright, Inc.	Y
Distribution Now	Y
Dorf Ketal Chemicals, LLC	Y	Y
Downstream Advisors, Inc.	Y	Y
Dresser-Rand	Y
DuPont Clean Technologies		Y
DuraTherm, Inc. Division of Clean Harbors ES	Y
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc.	Y
Echo Group, Ltd.		Y
Electronic Data, Inc.	Y
Emerson Automation Solutions		Y
Emerson Process Management	Y
Emission Monitoring Services, Inc.(EMSI)	Y	Y
Environmental Resources Management	Y	Y
Envirosystems Inc.	Y
EthosEnergy Field Services, LLC	Y
Ethylene Strategies International, L.P.		Y
Eurecat U.S. Incorporated	Y	Y
Evergreen North America Industrial Services	Y	Y
Excel Modular Scaffold	Y	Y
Firestone Polymers	Y
Flexitallic L.P.	Y
Fluor Corporation	Y	Y
Furmanite	Y
G. W. Aru, LLC		Y
Gallop Tower Field Service	Y	Y
Gantrade Corporation	Y	Y
Gayesco-WIKA USA		Y
GP Strategies Corporation	Y
Graywolf Industrial Company	Y
GTC Technology US, LLC	Y
Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corp.	Y
Gulf Energy Information		Y
Gulf Publishing – Hydrocarbon Processing	Y
Gulfspan Industrial, LLC	Y	Y
Hagemeyer North America – Technical Services	Y
Haldor Topsoe, Inc.	Y	Y
Hargrove Engineers + Constructors	Y
Helm AG	Y	Y
Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation	Y
HOERBIGER Compression Technology	Y
Houston Area Safety Council (HASC)		Y
HTI	Y
Hunter Buildings & Manufacturing, LP	Y
HydroChem LLC	Y
HydroChemPSC		Y
IAG	Y
ICIS	Y	Y
ICL	Y	Y
IHS Chemical	Y
IHS Markit	Y	Y
IMI Z&J	Y	Y
Industrial Info Resources	Y
Infineum USA L.P.	Y	Y
Ingenero	Y
Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC	Y	Y
INOVX Solutions	Y
Inserv – Integrated Service Company LLC	Y	Y
InterAtlas Chemical Inc.	Y	Y
Interchem USA	Y
Intertek PARC	Y
ioMosaic Corporation	Y	Y
J.J. White, Inc.	Y	Y
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	Y	Y
James & Luther, Inc.	Y
JCL Safety Services	Y	Y
JO Tankers Inc.	Y
Johnson Matthey		Y
Johnson Matthey Process Technologies	Y
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP	Y	Y
KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.	Y	Y
KBR	Y	Y
KH Neochem Americas, Inc.	Y
Kiewit	Y	Y
KiOR, Inc.	Y
Kirby Inland Marine, LP	Y	Y
Kolmar Americas, Inc.	Y	Y
KP Engineering, LP	Y	Y
KPMG LLP	Y	Y
Lane Power & Energy Solutions, Inc.		Y
LANXESS Corporation	Y	Y
Lauren Engineers & Constructors, Inc.	Y
LBC Houston, LP	Y	Y
Leidos Engineering LLC	Y
Lewis Goetz	Y
Linde Engineering North America Inc.		Y
Liskow & Lewis	Y
Loadstar Product Handling Services, LLC		Y
Lucite International Inc.	Y	Y
Lummus Technology	Y	Y
Magellan Midstream Partners LP		Y
MAHLE Industrial Filtration	Y
Masterank America Inc.	Y
Matheson	Y	Y
Matrix Service	Y	Y
McDermott		Y
McKinsey & Company	Y
Merichem Company		Y
Meridium Inc.	Y
MERRICK & Company	Y	Y
Messer North America		Y
METECS		Y
Middough Inc.	Y	Y
MISTRAS Group Inc.	Y	Y
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.	Y	Y
Muse, Stancil & Company	Y
Navigant Consulting, Inc.	Y
Nexant Inc.	Y
Nooter Corporation	Y	Y
North West Redwater Partnership (NWR)	Y
Norton Engineering Consultants, Inc.	Y	Y
Nouryon		Y
NovaPex	Y	Y
Odfjell USA (Houston) Inc.	Y	Y
Ohmstede	Y	Y
Oiltanking	Y	Y
Old World Industries, LLC	Y	Y
Olin Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls		Y
Omni Vision International, Inc.	Y
Opportune LLP	Y	Y
OSIsoft	Y	Y
ParFab Companies	Y	Y
Parpinelli Tecnon	Y	Y
Partner Industrial, LP		Y
PAS Global, LLC		Y
PCL Industrial Construction Co.	Y	Y
PCS Sales	Y
Performance Contractors, Inc.	Y	Y
Perstorp Specialty Chemicals	Y	Y
Petroleum Service Corporation	Y	Y
Petrotechnics USA, Inc.	Y
Pilko & Associates, Inc.	Y	Y
Plant Automation Services, Inc.	Y
Plant Performance Services LLC (P2S)	Y
Porocel International, LLC	Y	Y
Praxair Inc.	Y	Y
PricewaterhouseCoopers	Y	Y
Process Consulting Services Inc.	Y	Y
Procter and Gamble Company	Y	Y
Provenance Consulting, LLC	Y
PSC	Y
RAMBOLL		Y
RAMBOLL ENVIRON	Y
RAVAGO LM	Y
Recon Refractory Engineering & Const.	Y
RedGuard	Y
Refractory Construction Services Co., LLC	Y
Reichhold	Y
Reliability Management Group (RMG)	Y	Y
Rentech Boiler Services, Inc.	Y	Y
Repcon, Inc.	Y	Y
Richard Industrial Group, Inc.	Y	Y
Rive Technology, Inc	Y	Y
RLG International Inc.		Y
Roddey Engineering Services, Inc.		Y
S&B Engineers and Constructors Ltd.	Y	Y
S8 Engineering Inc		Y
Sabin Metal Corporation	Y	Y
Safway Group	Y
Sage ATC Environmental Consulting	Y	Y
Satellite Shelters, Inc.	Y	Y
Savage Services	Y	Y
Scheck Mechanical Corporation	Y
Schneider Electric	Y
SCS Energy LLC	Y
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc.	Y
Sentinel Integrity Solutions	Y
Service Radio – Industrial Blind Solutions	Y
SGS	Y
Shaw Stone & Webster	Y	Y
Shermco Industries	Y
SI Group	Y	Y
Siemens Energy, Inc. – Water Solutions	Y
SLR		Y
SLR/E.Vironment, LLC	Y
Smith & Burgess, LLC	Y
SNC-Lavalin		Y
SNC-Lavalin Hydrocarbons & Chemicals USA	Y
Sojitz Corporation of America	Y	Y
Solomon Associates LLC	Y	Y
Sonneborn, LLC	Y
South Chicago Packing Co.	Y
Southern Chemical Corporation	Y	Y
Spiral Software Limited	Y	Y
Spirit Environmental	Y
SPX Cooling Technologies	Y
SRI Consulting	Y	Y
Stancil & Co.	Y	Y
STARCON International Inc.	Y	Y
STC	Y
STI Group	Y
Stolt-Nielsen USA, Inc.	Y
Structural Group, Inc.	Y
Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.	Y	Y
Summit Petrochemical Trading Inc.	Y
Sunbelt Rentals		Y
Superheat FGH Services	Y
Swift Fuels, LLC	Y	Y
Systech Environmental Corporation	Y
Systran, Inc.	Y
T.A. Cook	Y	Y
TapcoEnpro, LLC.	Y	Y
Tauber Oil Company	Y	Y
TEAM, Inc.	Y	Y
Technip USA	Y
TechnipFMC		Y
Tecnon OrbiChem Ltd.	Y	Y
Tetra Tech, Inc.		Y
Texas Aromatics L.P.	Y	Y
Textron Aviation	Y
The Babcock & Wilcox Co.	Y
The Equity Engineering Group	Y	Y
The Mundy Companies	Y
Third Coast International	Y	Y
TIC – The Industrial Company	Y	Y
TIMEC		Y
Total Energy Corp.	Y
Total Safety U.S., Inc.	Y	Y
Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.	Y
Trammo, Inc. Chemicals Division	Y
TRC	Y	Y
Tricon Energy, Ltd.	Y	Y
TRICORD Consulting, LLC		Y
Trihydro Corporation	Y	Y
Trinity Consultants, Inc.	Y	Y
TrinityRail	Y	Y
Tristar Global Energy Solutions, Inc.	Y
Turnaround Logistics, Inc	Y
Turner Industries Group, LLC	Y	Y
Turner, Mason & Company	Y	Y
United Rentals, Inc.	Y	Y
United Shutdown Safety	Y
Univar USA Inc.	Y	Y
Universal Plant Services, Inc.	Y	Y
Vapor Point	Y	Y
Veolia North America	Y	Y
Vopak Americas		Y
Vopak North America Inc.	Y
Waid Environmental	Y	Y
Watson Millican & Co.	Y
Weaver	Y
William W. Rutherford & Associates	Y
Wink Engineering, LLC	Y
Wood		Y
Wood Group Mustang	Y
Wood Mackenzie	Y	Y
WorleyParsons	Y	Y
Woven Metal Products		Y
Yokogawa	Y	Y
Zachry Group	Y	Y
Zeeco, Inc.	Y
International Manufacturing Member
Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation	Y	Y
Axion Energy	Y	Y
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited		Y
China Petrochemical Technology Company Limited	Y	Y
Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Ltd	Y
Delamine B.V.	Y	Y
Essar Oil Limited	Y
Evonik Corporation	Y	Y
Grupo Idesa	Y	Y
HPCL – Mittal Energy Ltd.	Y	Y
Irving Oil Limited	Y	Y
ITOCHU Chemicals America Inc.	Y	Y
Marubeni America Corporation	Y	Y
MEGlobal	Y	Y
Mitsubishi International Corporation	Y	Y
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.	Y	Y
Nayara Energy Limited		Y
Parkland Refining (B.C.) Ltd.		Y
Petrojam Limited	Y
PETROTRIN	Y
Reliance Industries Ltd.	Y	Y
Samsung C&T America, Inc.	Y	Y
SK Energy		Y
Solvay	Y	Y
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas	Y	Y
The Co-op Refinery Complex		Y
UBE Industries (America), Inc.	Y
Versalis S.p.A.	Y	Y
Regular Member
Albemarle Corporation	Y	Y
Alon USA	Y
American Refining Group, Inc.	Y	Y
Arkema Inc.	Y	Y
Baker Hughes Incorporated	Y	Y
BASF Corporation	Y	Y
Big West Oil, LLC	Y	Y
BP Petrochemicals	Y	Y
BP Products North America	Y	Y
Braskem America, Inc.	Y	Y
Calcasieu Refining Company	Y
Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.	Y
Celanese Ltd.	Y
Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation		Y
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP	Y	Y
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.	Y	Y
CHS Inc.	Y	Y
CITGO Petroleum Corporation	Y	Y
City of Edmonton		Y
Cornerstone Chemical	Y	Y
Countrymark Cooperative Holding Corporation	Y	Y
Criterion Catalysts & Technologies	Y
CVR Energy, Inc.	Y	Y
Defense Logistics Agency Energy		Y
Delek US	Y	Y
Deltech Corporation	Y
DuPont	Y
Eastman Chemical Company	Y	Y
Enterprise Products Operating LLC	Y	Y
Ergon, Inc.	Y	Y
Exxon Mobil Corporation	Y	Y
ExxonMobil Chemical Co.	Y	Y
Flint Hills Resources	Y	Y
Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA	Y	Y
Gary-Williams Corporation	Y
GE Water & Process Technologies	Y
Government of Alberta		Y
Grace Catalysts Technologies	Y
HollyFrontier Corporation	Y	Y
Honeywell Inc.	Y
Honeywell UOP	Y	Y
Houston Refining, LP	Y	Y
Hunt Refining Company	Y	Y
Huntsman Corporation	Y	Y
Husky Energy	Y	Y
INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA	Y	Y
Koch Industries, Inc.	Y	Y
Limetree Bay Refining, LLC		Y
Louisiana Dept. of Economic Development		Y
LyondellBasell Industries	Y	Y
Marathon Petroleum Corporation	Y	Y
Martin Operating Partners	Y
Merichem Company	Y
Monroe Energy, LLC	Y	Y
Motiva Enterprises LLC	Y	Y
NALCO Champion	Y	Y
NOVA Chemicals Corporation	Y
Occidental Chemical Corporation	Y	Y
Olin Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls	Y
Oxea Corporation	Y	Y
Par Petroleum LLC	Y	Y
Pasadena Refining System, Inc.	Y
PBF Energy Inc.	Y	Y
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES)	Y
Phillips 66	Y	Y
Placid Refining Company	Y	Y
SABIC	Y	Y
Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC	Y
Shell Catalysts & Technologies LP		Y
Shell Chemical Company	Y
Shell Oil Products U.S.		Y
Sinclair Oil Corporation	Y	Y
Solenis	Y	Y
South Hampton Resources, Inc.	Y	Y
State of Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment		Y
Strategic Petroleum Reserve		Y
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions		Y
Suncor Energy, Inc.	Y	Y
TCEQ		Y
Tesoro Corporation	Y
The Dow Chemical Company	Y	Y
The International Group, Inc.	Y	Y
The Linde Group	Y
The Williams Companies	Y
Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.	Y	Y
TPC Group	Y	Y
U.S. Coast Guard		Y
U.S. Department of Energy		Y
U.S. Department of Homeland Security		Y
U.S. Department of Labor		Y
U.S. EPA/HQ		Y
U.S. Oil & Refining Co.	Y
Valero Energy Corporation	Y	Y
W. R. Grace & Co.		Y
Western Refining Company	Y
Westlake Chemical Corporation	Y	Y
Wyoming Refining Company	Y

National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA)

Former name for the AFPM before rebranding in 2012.⁴²“NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL & REFINERS ASSOCIATION BECOMES AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,” AFPM, January 25, 2012. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/dFneh

Social Media

• “American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers” on LinkedIn
• @AFPMonline on Twitter.

Other Resources

Resources

• 1
  “ABOUT AFPM,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/UNtwN
• 2
  “NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL & REFINERS ASSOCIATION BECOMES AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,” AFPM, January 25, 2012. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/dFneh
• 3
  “Policy Position – Renewable Fuel Standards,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/UDzNV
• 4
  “Policy Position – Increasing Domestic Oil & Gas Production,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/SZsEw
• 5
  “Policy Position – Greenhouse Gas Regulations,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/geJX8
• 6
  “Policy Position – Greenhouse Gas Regulations,” AFPM. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/geJX8
• 7
  “Climate,” AFPM. Archived February 3, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/jSRcl
• 8
  Search for “American Fuel,” Conservative Transparency. Performed May 31, 2017.
• 9
  “Executive Profile: James Mahoney,” Bloomberg. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/Fh191
• 10
  “Executive Committee Roster,” NPRA. Archived August 6, 2007. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/X3Wmv
• 11
  Peter Stone. “The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles,” The Huffington Post, February 19, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/jXPA4
• 12
  Peter Stone. “The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles,” The Huffington Post, February 19, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/jXPA4
• 13
  Jennifer A. Dlouhy. “Former refining lobbyist joins Institute for Energy Research,” FuelFix, May 26, 2015. Archived August 30, 2015. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/NByMt
• 14
  “Charles Drevna,” Institute for Energy Research. Archived April 1, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/ax61J
• 15
  “Charles Drevna,” Koch Vs. Clean. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/mbDp5
• 16
  “Committees,” AFPM. Archived April 4, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/Wcox2
• 17
  Alleen Brown. “A POWERFUL PETROCHEMICAL LOBBYING GROUP ADVANCED ANTI-PROTEST LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC,” The Intercept, June 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/2Ehvw
• 18
  Alleen Brown. “A POWERFUL PETROCHEMICAL LOBBYING GROUP ADVANCED ANTI-PROTEST LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC,” The Intercept, June 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/2Ehvw
• 19
  Alleen Brown. “A POWERFUL PETROCHEMICAL LOBBYING GROUP ADVANCED ANTI-PROTEST LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC,” The Intercept, June 7, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/2Ehvw
• 20
  Amanda Jordan. “Total Quits U.S. Oil Lobby Group Over Climate Policy Stance,” Bloomberg, November 8, 2019. Archived November 8, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/qz7sA
• 21
  Amanda Jordan. “Total Quits U.S. Oil Lobby Group Over Climate Policy Stance,” Bloomberg, November 8, 2019. Archived November 8, 2019. Archive.is URL: http://archive.is/qz7sA
• 22
  “Shell quits trade group over climate-change positions,” The Washington Post, April 2, 2019. Archived April 3, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/XWEZm
• 23
  “GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS ON EXXON INVESTIGATION,” The Center for Media and Democracy, September 23, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/iePD8
• 24
  “GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS ON EXXON INVESTIGATION,” The Center for Media and Democracy, September 23, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/iePD8
• 25
  “GOP ATTORNEYS GENERAL HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS ON EXXON INVESTIGATION,” The Center for Media and Democracy, September 23, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/iePD8
• 26
  PETITION FOR REVIEW No. 15-1382 (October 23, 2015). USCA Case #15-1382 Document #1579899.  Retrieved from consideringthegrid.com. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 27
  AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,  Plaintiff v.  BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant. Civil Action No. 4:15-cv-682, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION (PDF), Filed March 13, 2015. Archived at DeSmog.
• 28
  Steve Horn. “Purposeful Distraction? Unpacking the Oil Refiners’ ‘Bomb Trains’ Lawsuit vs. Warren Buffett’s BNSF,” DeSmog, March 24, 2015.
• 29
  AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,  Plaintiff v.  BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant. Civil Action No. 4:15-cv-682, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION (PDF), Filed March 13, 2015. Archived at DeSmog.
• 30
  Steve Horn. “Purposeful Distraction? Unpacking the Oil Refiners’ ‘Bomb Trains’ Lawsuit vs. Warren Buffett’s BNSF,” DeSmog, March 24, 2015.
• 31
  Thomas Black, Dan Murtaugh and Mario Parker. “Berkshire’s BNSF to Add Surcharge on Older Oil Tank Cars,” Bloomberg, October 24, 2014. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/csQex
• 32
  Eric de Place. “WHY NEW IMPROVED OIL TRAINS ARE NOT NEARLY GOOD ENOUGH,” Sightline Institute, January 28, 2015. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/DSLAV
• 33
  Chester Dawson and Russell Gold. “Accuracy of Bakken Volatility Tests Face More Challenges,” The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014.  Archived .pdf on file at Desmog. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/aTiET
• 34
  Brendan DeMelle. “Deadly Quebec Oil Train Disaster and Athabasca River Spill On Same Day as Tar Sands Healing Walk,” DeSmog, July 6, 2013.
• 35
  Brendan DeMelle. “VIDEO: Government, Industry Ignore Scientific Case For Improving Crude By Rail Safety, Let Bomb Trains Roll On,” DeSmog, September 17, 2015.
• 36
  Chester Dawson and Russell Gold. “Accuracy of Bakken Volatility Tests Face More Challenges,” The Wall Street Journal, November 12, 2014.  Archived .pdf on file at Desmog. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/aTiET
• 37
  “WRITTEN STATEMENT OF AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AS SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE” (PDF), Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives, March 19, 2012. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 38
  “WRITTEN STATEMENT OF AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AS SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE” (PDF), Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives, March 19, 2012. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 39
  “WRITTEN STATEMENT OF AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AS SUBMITTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE” (PDF), Committee on Homeland Security United States House of Representatives, March 19, 2012. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 40
  Chris Hatch. “Industry Lobbying to Weaken B.C.’s Clean Fuel Rules, Despite Soaring Profits,” DeSmog Canada, October 8, 2014.
• 41
  “MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY,” (no longer public) AFPM. Accessed October 11, 2016.
• 42
  “NATIONAL PETROCHEMICAL & REFINERS ASSOCIATION BECOMES AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS,” AFPM, January 25, 2012. Archived October 11, 2016. Archive.is URL: https://archive.is/dFneh