“The decision to list the bat as threatened under the ESA imposes unnecessary and burdensome costs on myriad U.S. businesses, including natural gas development in Pennsylvania” Listing the northern long-eared bat as threatened won’t help its recovery By Barry Russell, Independent Petroleum Ass...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz criticized the Obama Administration’s announcement to list the Northern Long-Eared Bat as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). “Ind...
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy Alliance filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging BLM’s issuance of regulations related to hydraulic fracturing on fede...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As opponents of oil-and-gas development continue to attack the industry by waging symbolic campaigns aimed at forcing colleges and universities to divest their endowments of fossil-fuel related stocks, new research commissioned by the Independent Petroleum Association of America...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama Administration should keep all of America’s offshore energy potential on the table this early in the decision-making process, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Barry Russell told reporters today as the U.S. Department of the Interi...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Barry Russell released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s released budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016: “At a time when the oil and natural gas industry is experiencing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Executive Vice President Lee Fuller delivered the following testimony at a public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) proposal. In addition, Steve...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President Barry Russell released the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s release of its draft five-year offshore leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which would run from 2017 through 2022:...
“The Obama Administration should strongly consider…existing voluntary and state efforts in place to protect the Greater sage-grouse and our economies. A one-size-fits-all approach from Washington, D.C. is the wrong choice for this iconic species, the economy, and our secure energy future.” Gre...
“Together with the support of the Petroleum Academy Education Advisory Board and critical corporate and individual sponsorships, the center is achieving an unprecedented level of success preparing the next generation, (both males and females) who will lead the oil and gas industry forward.” High...
