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The Voice of Independent Oil & Gas in New Mexico
IPANM advances and preserves the interests of independent oil and gas producers while educating the public to the importance of oil and gas to the state and all our lives. In the spirit of that tradition, IPANM continues to grow and provide the services that protect, defend, and promote the industry that is the very foundation of our way of life. Our members are proud, independent, loyal, and hardworking!
WE ARE
The Voice of Independent Oil & Gas in New Mexico
IPANM advances and preserves the interests of independent oil and gas producers while educating the public to the importance of oil and gas to the state and all our lives. In the spirit of that tradition, IPANM continues to grow and provide the services that protect, defend, and promote the industry that is the very foundation of our way of life. Our members are proud, independent, loyal, and hardworking!
A SIMPLE FACT: Electricity Came AFTER the Discovery of Oil
Ron Stein (March 9, 2024) - The more than 6,000 products in today’s societies are based on crude oil, which now supports: Electricity that is being generated by hydro, nuclear, coal, and natural gas. Airports that accommodate the 20,000 commercial aircraft, and more...
State Land Office Suspends Leasing of Future Oil & Gas Premium Tracts
IPANM (Mar. 7, 2024) - The New Mexico State Land Office has abruptly notified the oil & gas industry that all future state premium tract lease offerings will be suspended indefinitely until a 25% royalty increase is approved by the state legislature. The maneuver...
IPANM Issues Statement on Governor’s Veto of Small Producer Stripper Well Tax Exemption
IPANM (Mar. 6, 2024) | PDF - The following statement has been released by Jim Winchester, Executive Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico regarding Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s line-item veto of the bipartisan Stripper Well Tax...
Stripper Well Tax Exemption Creates Both Environment & Economic Wins
Jim Winchester, Executive Director of the New Mexico Independent Petroleum Association (IPANM) | March 2, 2024 | PDF Format Recent arguments against a stripper well tax exemption in this year’s HB252 omnibus tax package demonstrate why environmentalists really don’t...
Today’s Misguided Policies Can Lead To Tomorrow’s Energy Crisis
The Henderson News (Feb. 29, 2024) - Twenty years ago the United States imported more than half of the oil we consumed each day. Today, primarily through innovative technology developed by the American oil and natural gas industry, the U.S. exports more oil than it...
Record Production Means Energy and Economic Security
IPAA (February 16, 2024) - America’s oil and natural gas producers are innovating to produce more oil and gas than ever while generating less emissions and bringing reliable, affordable energy to Americans and our global allies. In its latest short-term energy...
A Tale of Two Energy Bills
Call it a tale of two energy bills. A bill that would have made the most significant changes in decades to the New Mexico Oil and Gas Act died on the House floor without a vote, even though Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham backed it. But a bill that will create a clean...
IPANM Joins 26 Trades Expressing Federal Methane Rule Concerns
IPANM (February 9, 2024) - Today, IPANM joined 26 state and federal oil & gas trade associations in expressing major concerns regarding the impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new methane emissions regulations (Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc) and the...
SB249: Free Up Industry’s Tax Funds To Clean Up Abandoned Wells
Santa Fe New Mexican (February 5, 2024) - A bipartisan New Mexico Senate bill intended to unlock more state funding for the clean up of abandoned oil and gas wells was endorsed by industry leaders during the 2024 Legislative Session. Senate Bill 249, sponsored by...
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