Letters & Comments

Letter from IPAA and AXPC requesting the to delay the deadline for its comment period on the draft report investigating ground water contamination near Pavillion, Wyoming.

Letter from a coalition of energy trade associations expressing support of Protecting Main Street End-Users from Excessive Regulation (H.R. 3527) and Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (H.R. 2682)

Joint industry association comments on BOEMRE/BSEE’s proposed rule, “Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf—Revisions to Safety and Environmental Management Systems.”

Much has been said about the elements of a compromise to address the forthcoming expiration of the statutory debt ceiling and the challenges of reducing the federal deficit. Among the issues that have been raised are targeted tax increases on specific industries. President Obama targeted the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry in many of his recent statements. As the most active advocate for America’s independent producers, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) requests that these proposals to target a specific industry for tax increases be rejected.

IPAA weighs in on U.S. House of Representatives anti-speculation bill, H.R. 6604.

IPAA’s comments on the Security and Exchange Commission concept release regarding possible changes to oil and natural gas reserves disclosure requirements.

IPAA submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) supporting year-round drilling and completion operations in the Pinedale Anticline Project Area.