Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made its final determination that the dunes sagebrush lizard does not warrant endangered status under the Endangered Species Act. In response, IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell released the following statement: “After a year and a half of......
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Barry Russell issued the following statement in response to the introduction of “The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act”: “’The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act’ is a necessary step forward to move America tow...
Report shortcomings range from poor study to serious errors with monitoring wells WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) today announced the findings of an independent review of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s draft report, “Investigation of Gro...
Attacks on American oil and natural gas producers on the grounds that existing federal leases are not being developed ignore the realities of the leasing, exploration and permitting process. This is a process created by federal law, complicated by federal regulations and used by anti-development......
In response to the Department of Interior’s release of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed regulations regarding well construction and hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands, IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell commented: “America’s independent oil and natural gas produ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a series of new rules governing emissions controls at oil and natural gas wellsites across the country. Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) president and CEO Barry Russell issued the following ...
Today, President Obama issued an executive order that establishes a working group to coordinate federal efforts on hydraulic fracturing. IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell welcomed this initiative: “The White House executive order has a very good intent – centralizing the many ongoing reviews ...
Today, IPAA sent a letter to Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, regarding the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ (OIRA) review of EPA’s proposed rulemaking on New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Oil and ...
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate failed to invoke cloture, or limit debate, on Sen. Robert Menendez’s bill, S. 2204, which targets longstanding tax provisions that encourage American oil and natural gas production. Failing to invoke cloture now effectively kills the bill. It was rejected......
Today, Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Public Works Committee, introduced the FRESH Act which clarifies that states have primary jurisdiction over regulation, permitting, and developing guidance of hydraulic fracturing technology. President and CEO Barry Russell ex...
