by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 20, 2020 | Administrative Authority, City & County Issues, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Rules & Regulations, Southeast Region, Spill Rule, State Issues
(IPANM) Oct. 20, 2020 – WildEarth Guardians has filed a petition with the Oil Conservation Division (OCD) to outright outlaw accidental spills due to oil and gas operations, in addition to adding more stringent penalties for produced water spills. The hearing...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 9, 2020 | A FEATURED STORY, Federal Issues, ISSUES, Methane, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
Bloomberg & IPANM (October 9, 2020) – Recently, IPANM notified members that unless federal courts intervened, the 2016 Federal Waste Prevention (Obama-Era) Rule would be reinstated effective October 13, 2020. Yesterday, the U.S. District Court of Wyoming...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Sep 21, 2020 | A FEATURED STORY, News (Public Access), Produced Water, Rules & Regulations
Carlsbad Current Argus (Sept. 21, 2020) – The discussion on how to manage New Mexico’s liquid oilfield waste recently entered into the state’s political arena with the passage of the Produced Water Act, and a research consortium which in January began studying...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Sep 21, 2020 | A FEATURED STORY, Injection Wells, ISSUES, News (Public Access)
Carlsbad Current Argus (Sept. 21, 2020) – A facility that would inject liquid oilfield waste underground could be coming to the Delaware Basin in New Mexico after state regulators recently approved the needed permits for the facility. Milestone Environmental...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Sep 20, 2020 | A FEATURED STORY, Elections, Hydraulic Fracturing, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
American Enterprise Institute (September 19, 2020) – The following article outlines the dangers of a fracking ban in the United States. The shale revolution has been one, if not the biggest contribution to US energy security, national security, and the United...