Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director

Today’s Misguided Policies Can Lead To Tomorrow’s Energy Crisis

by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Feb 29, 2024 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, Elections, Industry Benefits, News (Public Access)

The Henderson News (Feb. 29, 2024) – Twenty years ago the United States imported more than half of the oil we consumed each day. Today, primarily through innovative technology developed by the American oil and natural gas industry, the U.S. exports more oil than...

Record Production Means Energy and Economic Security

by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Feb 18, 2024 | A FEATURED STORY, Air Quality, Drilling & Leasing, Industry Benefits, Methane, News (Public Access)

IPAA (February 16, 2024) – America’s oil and natural gas producers are innovating to produce more oil and gas than ever while generating less emissions and bringing reliable, affordable energy to Americans and our global allies. In its latest short-term energy...

A Tale of Two Energy Bills

by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Feb 17, 2024 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, Methane, News (Public Access), Setbacks

Call it a tale of two energy bills. A bill that would have made the most significant changes in decades to the New Mexico Oil and Gas Act died on the House floor without a vote, even though Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham backed it. But a bill that will create a clean...