by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 16, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Industry Benefits, ISSUES, News (Public Access)
San Juan Basin Energy Conference (Oct. 16, 2025) – IPANM is proud to be a sponsor at the 2025 San Juan Basin Energy Conference in Farmington next week! There’s still time to register for a full two days of sessions and activities. Plus, organizers have...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 3, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Royalties, Rules & Regulations
IPANM & SLO (October 3, 2025) – Prior to the 2025 Legislative Session, the State Land Commissioner threatened to raise state lease bonds if her Royalty Rate Increase bill bill wasn’t passed. Well, the Royalty Rate Increase Bill did pass, and apparently...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Oct 2, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Legislative, News (Public Access)
IPANM (Oct. 3, 2025) – Depending on who you talk to, the Governor-called Special Session last week was either stop-gap measure success or a collossol waste of time. In all, five bills passed, four have already been signed, and any potential cuts have been...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Sep 19, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, Legal Matters, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
IPANM (Sept. 19, 2025) – Today, IPANM filed all of its witness rebuttal testimony to the Oil Conservation Commission regarding Western Environmental Law Center (WELC)’s Rulemaking Petition to raise financial assurance levels on state lands. These IPANM...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Sep 15, 2025 | A FEATURED STORY, Administrative Authority, Anti-Industry Politics, Financial Assurance, ISSUES, Legal Matters, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
IPANM (Sept. 15, 2025) IPANM and NMOGA have filed a motion to dismiss the entire WELC Rulemaking Hearing regarding new proposed Financial Assurance Bonding levels and new authority to cancel well acquisitions. The Motion to Dismiss is based on many factors, including...
