by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 9, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
“Bufferzones Are Arbitrary” IPANM Executive Director Jim Winchester joined KKOB Radio Morning Host Scott Clark on Monday to discuss IPANM’s position on the recent 10-mile buffer zone declaration around Chaco Canyon & IPANM’s response to the...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 6, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
Based on what we know, it’s tough to tell if the executive order issued last week by Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard banning new oil and gas leases on state trust land within a mile of schools is an environmental safeguard of substance, or a solution in...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 2, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
IPANM (June 2, 2023) – The following statement has been released by Jim Winchester, Executive Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico regarding the Department of Interior’s decision to enforce a 10-mile buffer zone drilling moratorium...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Jun 1, 2023 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, ISSUES, Legal Matters, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
IPANM Releases Statement on SLO Leasing Moratorium Near Schools IPANM (June 1, 2023) – The following statement has been released by Jim Winchester, Executive Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico regarding the State Land Commissioner’s...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Mar 31, 2022 | A FEATURED STORY, Cultural Properties, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
Farmington Daily Times (March 31, 2022) – After many years of debate, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is officially seeking comments on a proposed 10 mile buffer zone to protect the Chaco Culture National Park from oil and gas development. The comment...
by Jim Winchester, IPANM Executive Director | Nov 17, 2021 | A FEATURED STORY, Anti-Industry Politics, Cultural Properties, ISSUES, News (Public Access), Northwest Region, Rules & Regulations, Setbacks
Navajo Nation (Nov. 16, 2021) — The 24th Navajo Nation Council reaffirmed its opposition to the Biden Administration proposal of a 20-year ban on oil and gas drilling within a 10-mile radius of the Chaco Cultural Heritage site in northwestern New Mexico on...
