United States 2026 · Every advertiser
The American Petroleum Institute
This page ran 92 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 6 May 2026 and 27 October 2026. Meta reports $44–62.9K of spend, which makes it the 1,219th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend was on the Republicans’ side. Race: No specific race.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
On the FEC record
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, an independent expenditor. FEC committee C90023920 ↗
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC through 1 November 2026: $0 supporting Democrats or opposing Republicans in a general election, $34.3K supporting Republicans or opposing Democrats in a general election. The side above follows this record, not the wording of the ads: at least 90% of the dollars it placed for or against a party’s candidates went one way.
92
ads
$53.5K
reported spend, range $44–62.9K
6.1%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$53.5K
92 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- The American Petroleum Institute · $53.5K
- Federal races
- 6.1%
- Median spend per ad
- $50
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 11%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$20–26K
2 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 11 June 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 0.4×
- Formats
- 2 video
- Impressions
- 2.1M–2.4M
- Targeting declared
- no age or gender
- States named
- Washington
- Last ad shown
- 11 Jun
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE | 2 | 2 video | WA | 5 Jan | 11 Jun | $20–26K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 92 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 6.1%, No specific race 94%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
New South-Central Gulf energy development could power America’s next wave of jobs, investment and energy security.
6 May 2026 · The American Petroleum Institute · $10–15K · 1M+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
More American energy from the Gulf can help stabilize markets, strengthen national security, and protect consumers from future supply shocks.
22 September 2026 · The American Petroleum Institute · $6–7K · 250K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
America can't build what it can't approve. Permitting reform is key to unlocking critical infrastructure and meeting demand.
24 September 2026 · The American Petroleum Institute · $3–3.5K · 175K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Vote Yes on H.R. 1346, as amended (Rep. Fischbach Amendment) to ensure that “small refineries” are actually small companies and allow year-round sale of E15 to stabilize fuel markets.
10 May 2026 · The American Petroleum Institute · $3–3.5K · 400K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Hear from voters across America: Permitting reform drives energy affordability, reliability, and security.
28 August 2026 · The American Petroleum Institute · $2–2.5K · 125K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
How many U.S. Presidents have called for American Energy dominance in the last 50 years? Every. Single. One.
29 May 2026 · The American Petroleum Institute · $2–2.5K · 200K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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