In comments submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on April 5, IPAA strongly opposed FERC’s reopening of a certificate granted to Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC for the operation of the Weymouth Compressor Station (Docket No. CP16-...
In advance of the Thursday, March 25 Department of Interior virtual forum regarding the federal oil and gas program, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted a written statement to inform the department’s interim report that the agency said will be released early summ...
As Congress develops infrastructure legislation to stimulate the economy and improve the quality of life for every American, the undersigned organizations urge you to prioritize improvements to the federal permitting process. We fully support the fundamental environmental stewardship goals of the Na...
Madam Speaker: The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) is opposed to H.R. 803, the “Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act.” This bill creates nearly 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and permanently withdraws 1.2 million acres from mineral production. It is in ...
Subject: Updates to the Social Cost of Carbon, Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide and Social Cost of Methane; Modernizing Regulatory Review Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. Dear Acting Director Fairweather, Ms. Leonard, Dr. Fisher and Deputy Administrator Mancini: On January...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) solicits comments on issues related to the fair access to financial services related to potential actions taken by the largest banks that might categorically exclude certain sectors or industries from access to the capital they need......
This week, IPAA submitted formal comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) rulemaking regarding offshore company financial assurance and bonding. While IPAA represents member companies that advocated for differing interests with this rule, we are ultimately glad to see the Administrat...
IPAA signed a National Ocean Policy Coalition-led letter to President-elect Biden requesting support for collaborative, transparent, and balanced multi-use ocean policies that support economic and environmental goals and help achieve mutual desires for greater economic prosperity and job creation. T...
IPAA joined numerous offshore trade associations in supporting the Conservation Funding Protection Act, which aims to provide much needed certainty to help maintain robust domestic energy production in the Gulf of Mexico and shore up conservation programs. The bill was introduced by Sen. John Kenn...
IPAA submitted comments to the record for the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) proposed rules on royalty valuation and civil penalties. The Obama Administration arbitrarily changed the rules during its tenure to impose unreasonable civil penalties and even went so far as to penalize......
