	api president sees options to avert oil crisis american petroleum institute president charles dibona said no options should be rejected to combat growing u s dependence on foreign oil no action should be ruled out import fees or quotas floor prices tax incentives or other alternatives while a national dialogue on the issue continues dibona said at a paper institute conference in new york today dibona said there is no unanimity within the industry on how to stimulate energy production but there is consensus on removing several government policies that hinder investments in new prospects dibona said the windfall profit tax should be abolished immediately and current proposals for increased environmental regulations on acid rain and waste disposal should be not adopted he also suggested that the arctic national wildlife refuge in alaska should be opened up for leasing to oil companies dibona said this is a battle the industry cannot afford to lose if the nation is to continue to benefit from alaskan oil dibona said since u s oil production has fallen while consumption rose and that has raised dependence on imported oil particularly from opec dibona said reuter 
