by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 5, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Drilling & Leasing, Industry Benefits, Infrastructure, ISSUES, News (Public Access)
ENERGYWIRE (June 5, 2026) Three months after the war in Iran sent crude prices soaring, oil producers in the biggest U.S. oil field are starting to ramp up their production. The catch: The new push may only boost production by about 250,000 barrels a day, too little...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 1, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Drilling & Leasing, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), News (Public Access), Royalties
Last week, something big happened in the U.S. oil and gas industry. In southeastern New Mexico, the federal government held the largest onshore oil and natural gas lease sale in American history. It generated more than $4 billion — more than four times the previous...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | May 28, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Produced Water, Rules & Regulations
Beatty & Wozniak (May 28, 2026) – When it comes to produced water use and reuse, Texas and New Mexico are on the same road but at very different mileposts. Texas is drafting permit mechanics for the land application of treated produced water. New Mexico is...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | May 22, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Air Quality, ISSUES, Methane, News (Public Access)
A group of Republican lawmakers is jointly introducing legislation in both the House and Senate aimed at easing air pollution regulations for small oil and gas companies. The bicameral legislation, obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, would soften Clean...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | May 20, 2026 | A FEATURED STORY, Drilling & Leasing, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, News (Public Access)
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) May 20, 2026 – The US DOI generated over $4 billion in total receipts from a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Texas, underscoring strong industry demand for domestic energy development on...
