The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in 2016 proposed several changes to the existing regulations applicable to gathering lines in rural areas as part of its larger natural gas pipeline rulemaking. Those proposed changes have elicited fairly consistent comments from the...
Dear Deputy Director Chapman: This document provides comments from the IPAA in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s” or “the Agency’s”) request for comments on its proposed changes to EPA’s 2000 policy titled “Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Discl...
Dear Administrator Rao, The public relies on smart regulations to set clear rules that support a clean environment, safe workplaces, and a better quality of life. At the same time, every regulation comes with a price tag, and those costs matter – especially to small businesses......
This letter provides comments from the American Petroleum Institute (“API”), Association of Oil Pipe Lines (“AOPL”), American Exploration & Production Council (“AXPC”), Independent Petroleum Association of America (“IPAA”), the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (“DEPA”), and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the publication in the Federal Register of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) proposed revisions to the Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule, IPAA Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz praised th...
We can protect wildlife without holding industry hostage By Tim Charters and Samantha McDonald The Hill Op-Ed May 10, 2018 A legally grounded common sense decision by the Department of the Interior solicitor to bring clarity to the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act......
In proposing withdrawal of the Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (CTG), EPA states: “On June 5, 2017, the EPA granted reconsideration in regard to additional provisions of the 2016 NSPS1. Pursuant to those actions, the EPA is currently looking broadly at the....
To Whom it May Concern: Western Energy Alliance (the Alliance) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed revisions of certain provisions of the Methane and Waste Prevention rule, ...
Growing America’s Energy Future By Barry Russell, IPAA President and CEO Morning Consult Opinion March 6, 2018 America’s energy producers are the backbone of our nation’s security and economic growth. Yet, as our country faces the considerable challenge of meeting our future energy...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Barry Russell issued the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address: “As we reflect on the past year of economic growth, our nation has witnessed a tremendous shift......
