by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 7, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, Air Quality, ISSUES, Methane, News (Public Access)
IPANM Releases Statement on EPA Decision Regarding Permian Basin’s Air Quality IPANM (January 6, 2023) – In response to Wednesday’s EPA’s decision to omit a non-attainment ozone designation for the Permian Basin, IPANM offers the following statement:...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 7, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, Air Quality, ISSUES, Methane, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
Biden administration defers plan to tackle smog from oil drillers in Permian Basin Jennifer A Dlouhy Bloomberg (Jan. 6, 2023) — The Biden administration is deferring a plan to crack down on smog in the drilling hotbed of the Permian Basin, handing a win to oil...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jan 4, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
IPANM (January 4, 2023) – Though no formal announcement has been made, IPANM has confirmed interim staffing changes at the Oil Conservation Division: As previously announced, OCD Director Adrienne Sandoval left at the end of 2022. (EMNRD’s Mining &...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Dec 16, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, Legislative, News (Public Access)
IPANM (Dec. 12, 2022) – The state’s projected revenue for the 2024 fiscal year is close to $12 billion — including $3.6 billion in “new money”. Revenue growth estimates for fiscal year 2024 are 42.7 percent greater than the roughly $8.5 billion budget for the...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Nov 29, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Drilling & Leasing, ISSUES, Methane, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Seismicity
NM Oil Conservation Division (Nov. 29, 2022) – Oil Conservation Division Director Adrienne Sandoval has accepted the position of Air and Radiation Director for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 8 Office in Denver. December 31 is her last day...