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Welcome to IPANM’s Information & Issues webpage!

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.

Below, we’ve identified serious issues facing our producers. Please click on the corresponding button to learn more about each issue and IPANM’s stance on the issue. (Note: Some of this content may be restricted for members only. To access this exclusive content, please join our association!)

RECENT NEWS: All Issues

Santa Fe New Mexico (Nov. 14, 2021) -- House GOP Leader Jim Townsend says that a cleaner New Mexico economy
The Center Square (Nov. 10, 2021) – President Joe Biden’s nominee for the comptroller of the Currency, Saule Omarova, said she
FIMO (November 8, 2021) - The Federal Indian Minerals Office (FIMO) is conducting a Competitive Close bid oil and gas
Carlsbad Current Argus (November 3, 2021) - New federal controls on methane emissions from oil and gas operations were championed
IPANM (Nov. 1, 2021) - The first of the state's two Methane rules went into effect on May 25th, however,
IPANM (Oct. 29, 2021) -- Freshman New Mexico State Representative Ryan Lane (R - District 3 - San Juan County)
Pinon Post (October 28, 2021) - An extreme proposal that died in the 2021 Legislative Session is back for the
Albuquerque Journal (October 15, 2021) - The New Mexico State Land Office is proposing a rule that would require state
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) October 5, 2021 — Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are
Western Energy Alliance (October 5, 2021) - The budget reconciliation bill before Congress would, if passed with all the public

Santa Fe New Mexico (Nov. 14, 2021) — House GOP Leader Jim Townsend says that a cleaner New Mexico economy is a worthy goal, but warns that extreme Green policies are hurting New Mexicans instead of helping. In an opinion editorial published on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, Rep. Townsend writes, “Whether it’s higher gasoline prices, costlier heating and cooling bills, and more expensive cars and trucks, those in charge are more than willing to force these higher prices on working families as the cost for being a “global leader” on climate change. These edicts have already proven to be detrimental to working families in European economies, and now we are supposed to sit by and allow one of the most impoverished states in the nation to carry the eco-left’s Green New Deal experiment.”

Carbon-free fairy tale doesn’t recognize reality

 

The Center Square (Nov. 10, 2021) – President Joe Biden’s nominee for the comptroller of the Currency, Saule Omarova, said she wants to bankrupt smaller players in the natural gas, oil and coal industries to help reverse climate change.

Omarova, a Cornell University law professor, said in a Jain Family Institute’s Social Wealth Seminar in February that “a lot of the smaller players in the oil and gas and coal industry will probably go bankrupt in the short order, or at least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change.”

Omarova’s nomination has been criticized by Republicans and business groups who say she is extreme, particularly when it comes to her views on the oil and gas industry.

Biden Nominee Wants to Bankrupt ‘Smaller’ U.S. Oil Producers

FIMO (November 8, 2021) – The Federal Indian Minerals Office (FIMO) is conducting a Competitive Close bid oil and gas lease sale for 40 Navajo Allotments. This sale is scheduled for December 6, 2021.  Bid packages are available for pick up at the FIMO office at 6251 College Blvd, Ste B in Farmington.  Bid packages are also available by request through email.  Please contact annette.ahill@bia.gov to obtain a bid package for the upcoming sale, or call the Farmington FIMO Office at (505) 564-7640.

Further contact information for this sale:

Annette Ahill
Realty Specialist
Federal Indian Minerals Office
6251 College Blvd, Ste B
Farmington, NM  87402
(505) 564-7651
annette.ahill@bia.gov

Further information available

 

Carlsbad Current Argus (November 3, 2021) – New federal controls on methane emissions from oil and gas operations were championed by environmental groups in New Mexico as needed, aggressive action to mitigate manmade pollution and induced climate change.  But, industry leaders said burdensome regulations could stymie American energy production and force the nation to rely on foreign sources such as from Russia or the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

EPA Oil & Gas Methane Rule Will Impact Small Producers

EPA Proposes New Source Performance

IPANM (Nov. 1, 2021) – The first of the state’s two Methane rules went into effect on May 25th, however, some new recordkeeping requirements kick-in over the next few months, and holdover Agreed Compliance Orders (ACOs) will need to be addressed by operators who filed for deadline extensions.

Due to the many different, new requirements for operators, IPANM will hold a New Mexico Oil Conservation Division Methane Rule Training Seminar on Wednesday morning, Nov. 10, 2021 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Roswell at Daniels Leadership Center at New Mexico Military Institute.

IPANM will also hold a second, similar Training Seminar on Friday morning, Nov. 12, 2021 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Farmington at Merrion Oil & Gas.

This will be a comprehensive seminar that should help small operators and compliance officers navigate the new OCD rules. To cover the costs of the seminar, IPANM will charge a $50 fee for members and $125 for non-members. Please click on the link below to register for this important seminar:

INFORMATION & REGISTRATION LINK

IPANM (Oct. 29, 2021) — Freshman New Mexico State Representative Ryan Lane (R – District 3 – San Juan County) of Aztec says the Oil & Gas industry exists to help improve life, and is encouraging all operators to take that message to the public. Lane made the comments during Friday’s San Juan Basin 100th Anniversary Energy Conference in Farmington at San Juan College. Lane’s poignant address challenged oil operators to change the narrative regarding the oil & gas industry.

“You are not the enemy of the poor and underserved. Instead, you are the ally of the poor and underserved. Natural gas is one of the cheapest ways to heat your home. That translates into more money for groceries and other basic necessities. You should be proud of that.”  — Rep. Ryan Lane (R)

At IPANM’s request, Rep. Lane has provided a copy of his remarks for all to read. Our thanks to Rep. Ryan Lane for his strong support of Oil & Gas in New Mexico.

Rep. Ryan Lane’s Oct. 29, 2021 Remarks

Albuquerque Journal (October 15, 2021) – The New Mexico State Land Office is proposing a rule that would require state trust land lessees to submit an archaeological survey before starting projects like building pipelines or roads or drilling for oil and natural gas.  State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard said the rule would codify protections for sensitive cultural resources, compared to a policy or practice that could be undone by future administrations.

State Wants to Require Archaeological Surveys

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) October 5, 2021 — Top officials with the largest Native American tribe in the United States are renewing a request for congressional leaders to hold a field hearing before deciding on federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

The Navajo Nation has struggled for years with high poverty rates and joblessness, and the tribe’s legislative leaders say individual Navajo allottees stand to lose an important source of income if a 10-mile (16-kilometer) buffer is created around the park as proposed. They’re calling for a smaller area of federal land holdings to be made off limits to oil and gas development as a compromise to protect Navajo interests.

See Full AP Story

Western Energy Alliance (October 5, 2021) – The budget reconciliation bill before Congress would, if passed with all the public lands provisions, drive oil and natural gas producers off federal lands in Colorado and across the West to other areas of the country or overseas. If passed as-is, it would achieve the President’s goal of “no federal oil.”

The dozens of policies put forward in the name of climate change may sound good to some. But does anyone think for a moment that reducing oil and natural gas produced in America is going to reduce their use overall?

See Colorado Sun for Full Article