DENVER – Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) yesterday submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the proposed rule on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation. The associations urge...
Dear Director Stone Manning: Western Energy Alliance (the Alliance) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) (collectively the Trades) appreciate the opportunity to provide these comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule titled Waste Prevention, Product...
The designation of lands as national monuments or similar designation without input from communities impacted by the decision can lead and in fact has led to devastating reductions in economic activity and the loss of jobs in resource-dependent communities. Over the last eight years, the......
President’s last-minute decision hurts local and rural communities that need affordable, abundant U.S. energy supplies the most. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz issued the followi...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke as the next United States Secretary of the Interior. IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell issued the following statement: “We’re ple...
Dear Speaker Ryan: The undersigned groups urge you to make consideration of the “Regulatory Accountability Act” an early priority for the 115th Congress. We believe that federal regulations should be narrowly tailored, supported by strong and credible data and evidence, and impose the least burd...
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), American Petroleum Institute (API), and American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) submit the following comments on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s proposal to list the rusty-patched bumble bee as an endangered species under...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Barry Russell issued today the following statement on the Obama Administration’s finalized five-year offshore oil and natural gas leasing program, which sets the lease sale schedule for 2017-2022: “This fi...
DENVER – Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) filed a lawsuit today challenging Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final rule regulating venting and flaring from oil and natural gas operations on federal and tribal lands. In its claim filed before......