by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Apr 29, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, Legislative, News (Public Access), State Issues
Associated Press (April 23, 2021) – The U.S. Interior Department is cancelling oil and gas lease sales from public lands through June amid an ongoing review of how the program contributes to climate change, officials said Wednesday. The action does not affect...
by Kacy Brown, IPANM Operations Director | Apr 22, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Rules & Regulations, Southeast Region, State Issues
Carlsbad Current Argus & IPANM (April 20, 2021) – U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM), New Mexico’s only Republican in Congress, continued in the charge against energy policies enacted by President Joe Biden’s administration which Herrell said threatened her...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Apr 20, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
IPANM (April 19, 2021) – IPANM submitted comments to the Department of the Interior calling for end of the current federal leasing moratorium that is already impacting drilling activity in New Mexico. In the comment letter, IPANM Executive Director Jim...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Apr 16, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
Associated Press (April 16, 2021) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Mar 25, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, Federal Issues, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
IPANM & The Hill (Mar. 25, 2021) – The deck was stacked against the Oil & Gas industry as the Department of the Interior hosted a National Forum to consider input from entities to a new federal regulatory policy on oil & gas development in the United...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Mar 22, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Drilling & Leasing, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations
ABQJournal (March 21, 2021) — New Mexico’s oil and gas industry survived the worst disruption in its history during the coronavirus, but operators now face an uncertain regulatory environment that’s clouding post-pandemic recovery. With oil prices rebounding beyond...