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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!
IPANM: We Have Concerns Over Buffer Distances
New Mexico Sun (July 5, 2023) -- State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard recently signed a moratorium prohibiting oil and gas drilling within 1 mile of schools, other educational facilities and daycare facilities. The moratorium prevents new leases from being...
Pro-Oil & Gas, Highly-Respected New Mexico State Senator Steps Down
Roswell Daily Record (June 29, 2023) - Following more than two decades of representing parts of Chaves, Lea and Eddy counties, Sen. Gay Kernan (R-Hobbs) announced her intention to resign from the New Mexico Legislature. “After much prayerful consideration and with...
Many Concerns Over Chaco’s 10-Mile Buffer Order
Farmington Daily Times (June 12, 2023) FARMINGTON — A June 2 decision by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to withdraw public lands within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historic Park from new oil and gas leasing and mining claims for 20 years has...
Proposed BLM Public Lands Rule Will Have Outsized Impact In New Mexico
ABQJournal (June 10, 2023) - A proposed rule under consideration by the Bureau of Land Management could help shape the future of Otero Mesa, the greater Chaco Canyon area and 13 million acres overseen by the federal agency in New Mexico. And time is running out for...
State Revenues Already Tracking for Huge Surplus Due to Oil & Gas
Santa Fe New Mexican (June 9, 2023) - Thanks in large part to a booming oil and gas industry, New Mexico's unprecedented revenue windfall is exceeding expectations by more than a half-billion dollars. Revenues for fiscal year 2023, which ends June 30, are tracking...
AUDIO STREAM: IPANM Discusses Setback Declarations on KKOB Radio
"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 State Land Office's...
ABQJournal: Is Oil Leasing Ban Near Schools Really Warranted?
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...
IPANM Issues Statement on Chaco Canyon 10-Mile Buffer Declaration
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 around...
IPANM: SLO School Setback Moratorium Is Arbitrary
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...
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