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The Voice of Independent Oil & Gas in New Mexico
IPANM advances and preserves the interests of independent oil and gas producers while educating the public to the importance of oil and gas to the state and all our lives. In the spirit of that tradition, IPANM continues to grow and provide the services that protect, defend, and promote the industry that is the very foundation of our way of life. Our members are proud, independent, loyal, and hardworking!
WE ARE
The Voice of Independent Oil & Gas in New Mexico
IPANM advances and preserves the interests of independent oil and gas producers while educating the public to the importance of oil and gas to the state and all our lives. In the spirit of that tradition, IPANM continues to grow and provide the services that protect, defend, and promote the industry that is the very foundation of our way of life. Our members are proud, independent, loyal, and hardworking!
Biden Hid Facts To Force Unnecessary LNG Export Pause
Central Texas News (April 22, 2025) - By The Empowerment Alliance How far will green energy proponents go to push their agenda? Well, apparently so far they will go against science and hide information from the American people—even information that shows benefits to...
EPA: Oil and Natural Gas Methane Emissions Fall As Production Surges
Energy In Depth (April 19, 2025) - Methane emissions in the United States have continued their downward trend from 2005 levels according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2021 Greenhouse Gas Inventory (GHGI). In fact, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions...
Study Fails To Demonstrate Link Between Energy Development & Cancer
Energy In Depth (April 7, 2025) - An academic with a long history of publishing questionable and heavily criticized research targeting the oil and natural gas industry, is out once again with more deeply flawed research. In the latest iteration, Dr. Lisa McKenzie, a...
Oil Execs Forecast $68 Oil As New Baseline
Rigzone (March 31, 2025) - Executives from oil and gas firms have revealed where they expect the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price to be at various points in the future as part of the first quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey, which was released last week....
New Mexico Fuels U.S. Crude Oil Output, Funding for Local Programs
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (March 24, 2025) by Garrett Golding, Diego Morales-Burnett and Kunal Patel New Mexico has become a U.S. leader in energy production over the past five years, drawing on Permian Basin reserves in the southeastern corner of the state. Oil...
SESSION – Paid FMLA Dies In Senate Finance Committee
New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan (March 17, 2025) - Progressive Democrats spent major league dollars and countless campaign hours to defeat the conservative coalition in the state House in the June 2024 primary only to be ambushed by the resurrection of a...
SESSION – Oil Production Tax Morphs Into $150 Equitable Income Bill
Reviewing Saturday's House Floor Oil Production Tax Debate IPANM (March 15, 2025) - The much discussed HB 548 Oil & Gas Equalization Tax Act tax increase has now morphed into a $150-million industry-only tax to pay for the $75-million HB14 (Amended Version) on the...
The Unintended Consequences of Over-Zealous Regulations
The Unintended Consequences of Over-Zealous Regulations By Grant Swartzwelder (Editor's Note: Mr. Swartzwelder is a proud member of IPANM) Artesia Daily News (March 3, 2025) - Let’s face it, there aren’t many jobs in Cut Bank, Montana. And of those that do exist, the...
SESSION 2025: SB4 Clear Horizons Bill Tabled In Senate Finance Committee
ABQ Journal (Feb. 24, 2025) - The Clear Horizons Act was tabled in committee Monday. The Senate Finance Committee voted 6-5 to table Senate Bill 4, a priority of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The legislation would’ve codified limits on greenhouse gas emissions, set in...
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