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IPANM is not afraid to take strong stances on many current issues threatening our industry. We have to! Seemingly minor changes to regulations or rules can have a major impact on the financial solvency of our small oil & gas producers. While we will never compromise on our duties to protect human health, fresh water and the environment in our daily activities, we will fight unnecessary government overreach when new regulatory proposals are not based on sound science and do little to protect the environment.

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Biden Halts Oil, Gas Leases Amid Legal Fight On Climate Cost
Associated Press (February 22, 2022) - The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new oil and gas drilling on federal
Biden Administration To Delay Oil & Gas Leasing Amid Legal Appeal
The Hill (February 20, 2022) - The Biden administration will suspend or delay new federal oil and gas leasing following
Funds To Plug Abandoned Oil Wells Headed To NM Via Biden's Infrastructure Bill
Carlsbad Current Argus (January 27, 2022) - A plan for how the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) will offer about
US Court Weighs Tossing 2021 Offshore Lease Sale
Argus Media (January 26, 2022) - An offshore oil and gas lease sale that President Joe Biden's administration held last
Lawmakers To Consider Green Amendment To New Mexico Constitution
Santa Fe New Mexican (Jan. 17, 2022) - The proposed Green Amendment that would make a clean and healthy environment
Hydrogen Bills Ignite Heated Debate Prior to Introduction
Albuquerque Journal (January 10, 2022) - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is promoting a new “Hydrogen Hub Act” as “signature” legislation
New Mexico Governor Seeks Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
AP News (Jan. 11, 2022) - New Mexico’s Democratic governor on Monday renewed her call for state legislators in the
Lucid Advancing CCS Project for Permian Natural Gas Processing
Natural Gas Intelligence (Jan. 11, 2021) - Permian Basin natural gas processor Lucid Energy Group has been given the green
Relief Funds to "Supersize" New Mexico Well Plugging
Albuquerque Journal (January 8, 2022) - For Randy Pacheco, the CEO of A-Plus Well Service out of Farmington, starting to
Governor Proposes 49% Increase In Environment Department Funding
Santa Fe New Mexican (January 7, 2022) - A new climate change bureau, a boost in drinking water oversight and
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Associated Press (February 22, 2022) – The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new oil and gas drilling on federal land and other energy-related actions after a federal court blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change.  The administration said in a legal filing that a Feb. 11 ruling by a Louisiana federal judge will affect dozens of rules by at least four federal agencies.

Biden Halts Oil, Gas Leases Amid Legal Fight On Climate Cost

The Hill (February 20, 2022) – The Biden administration will suspend or delay new federal oil and gas leasing following a court ruling against the process by which it calculates the social cost of climate change, the administration announced Saturday night.  On Feb. 11, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a Trump appointee, blocked the administration’s method of calculating the social costs associated with greenhouse gases, the primary driver of climate change.

Biden Administration To Delay Oil & Gas Leasing Amid Legal Appeal

Argus Media (January 26, 2022) – An offshore oil and gas lease sale that President Joe Biden’s administration held last year appears at risk of being invalidated or suspended, depending on how a court responds to a lawsuit by environmentalists.  That November 17th offshore lease sale drew $192mn in high bids from Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP and other companies that bid on 303 tracts in the US Gulf of Mexico.

US Court Weighs Tossing 2021 Offshore Lease Sale

Santa Fe New Mexican (Jan. 17, 2022) – The proposed Green Amendment that would make a clean and healthy environment a constitutional right for New Mexicans will be taken up in the legislative session with strong Democratic backing and virtually zero Republican support.

The partisan divide is no surprise to anyone familiar with the effort to make the state constitution a backstop for environmental protection.

Advocates say it would compel the state to enforce current laws and enable it to draw on constitutional authority when regulations don’t adequately cover specific threats to the environment or public health.

Opponents say it could lead to government overreach that would hurt the state’s industries — such as fossil fuel, agriculture, timber and mining — and the communities that depend on the jobs in those sectors.

Lawmakers to consider Green Amendment to New Mexico Constitution

 

Albuquerque Journal (January 10, 2022) – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is promoting a new “Hydrogen Hub Act” as “signature” legislation in this year’s session, which begins next Tuesday, but it could face formidable opposition given public concerns about just how “clean” hydrogen production really is.

 

 

Hydrogen Bills Ignite Heated Debate Prior to Introduction

Proposed Hydrogen Hub Generates Controversy

Hydrogen Energy A Controversial Priority in NM’s Upcoming Legislative Session

$600M Project Puts NM Town at Center of Hydrogen Debate

 

AP News (Jan. 11, 2022) – New Mexico’s Democratic governor on Monday renewed her call for state legislators in the major oil producing state to approve requirements for fuel producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement that “New Mexico must pass a clean fuel standard in the upcoming legislative session.”

The governor has discretion over which nonbudgetary initiatives are heard during the 30-day legislative session that starts Jan. 18.

In 2021, a Democrat-sponsored bill to impose low-carbon fuel standards stalled in the state House of Representatives after winning Senate’s endorsement on a party-line vote with Republicans in opposition. The proposal would not have applied to retailers, including gas stations.

Similar programs have been implemented in California and Oregon. Low-carbon fuel standards are aimed at reducing greenhouse emission in the transportation sector by going beyond vehicle fuel efficiency requirements and setting benchmarks for fuel producers or importers or both.

AP:  New Mexico Governor Seeks Low-Carbon Fuel Standard

Carlsbad Current-Argus:  Clean Fuel Standards Act Targets GHG Emissions in New Mexico

 

 

Natural Gas Intelligence (Jan. 11, 2021) – Permian Basin natural gas processor Lucid Energy Group has been given the green light to advance a carbon sequestration project at its Red Hills Complex in Lea County, NM.

Lucid, sponsored by entities of Riverstone Holdings LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said the Environmental Protection Agency approved its monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) plan to store carbon dioxide (CO2) from the Delaware sub-basin complex.

Once it gains approval from the Internal Revenue Service to use CO2 sequestration tax credits under Section 45Q, the Dallas-based firm said the carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project would permanently store emissions in existing and permitted disposal wells.

“Since our entry to the Delaware Basin five years ago, Lucid has targeted investments in large-scale gas treating assets, which empower our customers to develop highly economic drilling locations” with associated gas, CEO Mike Latchem said. The company is “the perfect candidate” to develop the project in the Permian “by simply modifying and expanding our existing operations.”

Lucid Advancing CCS Project for Permian Natural Gas Processing

Albuquerque Journal (January 8, 2022) – For Randy Pacheco, the CEO of A-Plus Well Service out of Farmington, starting to plug an old oil or natural gas well is like stepping into an abandoned house – you never know what you’re going to find.  “Every well is unique,” Pacheco said. “You can get one that’s very, very easy to plug and the one right next to it could be complicated because the casing is rotted out or it’s falling apart.”

Relief Funds to “Supersize” NM Well Plugging

NM To Seek Federal Funds For Cleaning Up Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells

Santa Fe New Mexican (January 7, 2022) – A new climate change bureau, a boost in drinking water oversight and an expanded hemp and cannabis agency would be paid for by a hefty funding increase Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing for the state Environment Department.  In all, the agency would see a 48.7 percent bump in its budget if lawmakers approve it in the 30-day legislative session set to begin Jan. 18.

Governor Proposes 49% Increase in Environment Dept. Funding