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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!
Special Session: $162 Million Dished Out; No Direct O&G Impacts
IPANM (Oct. 3, 2025) - Depending on who you talk to, the Governor-called Special Session last week was either stop-gap measure success or a collossol waste of time. In all, five bills passed, four have already been signed, and any potential cuts have been plugged to...
IPANM Files Rebuttal Testimony Against Bad Bonding Rule
IPANM (Sept. 19, 2025) - Today, IPANM filed all of its witness rebuttal testimony to the Oil Conservation Commission regarding Western Environmental Law Center (WELC)'s Rulemaking Petition to raise financial assurance levels on state lands. These IPANM filings...
IPANM, Industry File Motion To Dismiss Rulemaking
IPANM (Sept. 15, 2025) IPANM and NMOGA have filed a motion to dismiss the entire WELC Rulemaking Hearing regarding new proposed Financial Assurance Bonding levels and new authority to cancel well acquisitions. The Motion to Dismiss is based on many factors, including...
Regulatory Courses Available At Discount to IPANM Members
FNREL (Sept. 4, 2025) - The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law has asked IPANM to announce some upcoming education opportunities with significant discounts available to IPANM members. Please click on link below. Regulatory Courses Available At Discount...
IPANM’s Complete Financial Assurance Testimony Filed
IPANM (August 8, 2025) - IPANM filed all of its witness testimony to the Oil Conservation Commission regarding Western Environmental Law Center (WELC)'s Rulemaking Petition to raise financial assurance levels on state lands. These IPANM filings represent a year's...
IPANM Pushes Back on ‘Problematic’ Abandoned Well Report
IPANM (June 25, 2025) – On Tuesday, June 25, 2025, the non-partisan New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) released this 47-page report intended to present a non-biased view of the abandoned well program in New Mexico. In anticipation of the release of the...
NMOGA: NM Oil & Gas Industry Leads On Well-Plugging
By Missi Currier | CEO, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association When it comes to environmental responsibility, New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is not just stepping up — we’re leading the way. In recent years, oil and gas operators plugged over 90% of the wells...
Consumers Save $1B/year With Scrapping of Biden Emissions Rules
New York Post (June 12, 2025) WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing the removal of Biden administration greenhouse gas regulations — which saddled the energy industry with an extra $1.3 billion per year in costs — in order to provide...
New Record Production! American Energy Dominance Begins
Power The Future (May 30, 2025) Washington, D.C. - American oil production set a new record of 13.488 million barrels per day in March 2025 according to information released today from the Energy Information Administration. This milestone underscores the strength of...
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