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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

Farmington Daily Times (METHANE) - The first order of business for Michelle Lujan-Grisham, New Mexico’s new governor, has been to
Albuquerque Journal (Hydraulic Fracturing) -- The following is a regular column by IPANM member George Sharpe. New Mexico Rep. Antoinette
Las Cruces Sun (Royalties) - State lawmakers on Friday rejected a proposal to allow an increase in the royalty rates
IPANM (Royalties) - HB398 is dead. This was the legislative bill that sought to raise state royalty rates to 25% on new
IPANM & Western Wire (Hydraulic Fracturing) - IPANM is pushing back on SB459, a legislative bill that proposes a four-year
KOB & AP (Royalties) - State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard says she and the oil and gas industry have
IPANM (Royalties) - A new study conducted by the non-partisan Tax Research Institute shows that New Mexico oil and gas
IPANM (AIR QUALITY) - We are passing along a reminder from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) that if you have
TIME (INFRASTRUCTURE) - In the Permian Basin, the heart of American oil country, the massive oil and gas boom is
LOS ALAMOS MONITOR (METHANE) - State Senator John Arthur Smith and House Minority Leader James Townsend have reacted to Gov.

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IPANM & Western Wire (Hydraulic Fracturing) – IPANM is pushing back on SB459, a legislative bill that proposes a four-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. “I would immediately expect that if this legislation were to pass, you would see the mass exodus of both large and small oil and gas producers away from New Mexico to other states,” Jim Winchester, Executive Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico (IPANM), told Western Wire.

IPANM pushing back on legislative bill that proposes Fracking Ban

 

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IPANM (Royalties) – A new study conducted by the non-partisan Tax Research Institute shows that New Mexico oil and gas operators already contribute the greatest percentage share of total oil and gas production value to the government compared to the other states. The findings were presented on Friday, January 18, 2019 to the New Mexico House Appropriations & Finance Committee. Despite these findings, IPANM anticipates the New Mexico State Land Office will continue to push for higher royalty rates during this 2019 Legislative Session.  See links below for actually study results and news coverage.

New Mexico Tax Research Institute Final Report – New Mexico  
New Mexico Tax Research Institute Final Report – New Mexico Compared to Other States
Albuquerque Business Journal – How NM stacks up on revenue from oil and gas

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TIME (INFRASTRUCTURE) – In the Permian Basin, the heart of American oil country, the massive oil and gas boom is changing not just New Mexico and Texas, but also the nation and the world. There’s nothing quite like oil country in boom times. Across the Permian, gas stations, retail shops and fast-food restaurants advertise perks like $15-per-hour pay and 401(k) benefits as they compete to lure workers.

How An Oil Boom in New Mexico Is Reshaping the World

 

 

LOS ALAMOS MONITOR (METHANE) – State Senator John Arthur Smith and House Minority Leader James Townsend have reacted to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s plans to push for new methane regulations. IPANM will be closely monitoring these proposals and taking positions that will protect, defend and promote independent producers in regards to this issue.

NM State Legislators respond to new governor’s methane regulation discussion