Testimony

Testimony Jul 12, 2018

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciates the opportunity to discuss this draft legislation and looks forward to working with the Caucus to enact this important legislation that will restore the Endangered Species Act toward its original goal of protecting imperiled species...

Testimony Oct 13, 2017

IPAA Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz testified at a legislative hearing before the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on the important role U.S. independent producers play in the safe and responsible development of ...

Testimony Apr 25, 2017

Small businesses are a key part of the industry because oil and natural gas wells naturally deplete over time. Correspondingly, the industry is a “food chain” industry. As large companies want more capital, they sell their lower producing properties to smaller companies that are the......

Testimony Jun 21, 2016

API and IPAA provide this statement regarding Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management of public lands, in particular BLM’s proposed rule entitled “Resource Management Planning,” 81 Fed. Reg. 9673 (Feb. 25, 2016) (the “Proposed Planning Rule”). Many of API’s and IPAA’s member compani...

Testimony Jun 29, 2014

IPAA submitted testimony for the record in support of S. 2440, the “BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014” at the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources oversight hearing on “Breaking the Logjam at BLM: Examining Ways to More Efficiently Process Permits for......

Testimony Jun 10, 2014

The Waters Advocacy Coalition, of which IPAA is a member, submitted a statement for the record outlining its concerns on the proposed “Waters of the United States” rule before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing o...

Testimony May 20, 2014

Testimony Of Dan Naatz, Vice President of Federal Resources & Regulatory Affairs for the Independent Petroleum Association of America to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans & Insular Affairs Oversight Hearing on “...