by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 20, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Air Quality, Drilling & Leasing, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, Legislative, News (Public Access), Royalties, Rules & Regulations, Setbacks, Taxes, Water (General)
Santa Fe New Mexican (Jan. 19, 2025) SANTA FE — New Mexico lawmakers will embark on a 60-day legislative session Tuesday featuring a packed agenda, a mountain of new revenue and lots of new faces. The session will begin at noon at the Roundhouse and lawmakers were...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 2, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Legislative, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
Santa Fe New Mexican (Jan. 2, 2025) – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a former Republican state senator and oil and gas lawyer to a six-year term on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Greg Nibert of Roswell beat out five other final...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Dec 23, 2024 | A FEATURED STORY, Drilling & Leasing, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
The Center Square (Dec. 23, 2024) – The United States is about to witness a complete energy reversal. If the selection of his new Energy secretary is any indication, President-elect Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promises to “drill, baby, drill.”...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Dec 18, 2024 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Industry Benefits, Infrastructure, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
DEPA (Dec. 18, 2024) – Today’s long-awaited report from the Department of Energy (DOE) on the impact of US LNG exports comes as nosurprise from the current administration. The claim that increased LNG exports result in a “triple-cost increase to US...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Dec 12, 2024 | A FEATURED STORY, Drilling & Leasing, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, Legislative, News (Public Access)
The state’s increased spending has come as revenue collections have exploded to record-high levels.Revised estimates released this week predicted legislators will have $892.3 million in “new” money available next year — a figure that represents the difference...