Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President & CEO Jeff Eshelman issued the following statement following the election of Representative Mike Johnson (LA-4) as Speaker of the House: “IPAA congratulates Congressman Johnson on his election to Speaker of the House. As a rep...
“… National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must withdraw the Proposed Rule and reissue a critical habitat proposal that identifies for designation only those “specific areas within” areas of the Gulf of Mexico (GOMx) actually occupied by Rice’s whales that qualify as habitat and o...
IPAA submitted comments to the record for the Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard, whose habitat is primarily the Permian basin. Teaming up with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the comments focus heavily on F&WS’s lack of consideration for volunta...
Re: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0234 The American Petroleum Institute, the American Exploration & Production Council, Independent Petroleum Association of America, The Petroleum Alli...
Re: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems These comments are filed on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). IPAA represents the thousands of independent oil and natural gas explorers and producer...
Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Council on Environmental Quality; National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 (88 Fed. Reg. 49,924, July 31, 2023) Dear Chair Mallory: The undersigned associations (collectively, the “Coalition”) offer the following comments in ...
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) released the following statement in response to the Department of Interior’s Proposed Final Program and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 2024–2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (...
IPAA joined with the American Petroleum Institute and 12 other energy trade associations in calling on the Biden administration to prioritize the energy needs of the American people by developing fair and consistent federal leasing regulations. In comments submitted to the Department of the Interio...
Dear Ms. Spence: The Gulf Energy Alliance (“GEA”), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (“IPAA”), the U.S. Oil and Gas Association (“USOGA”), the Southeast Oil and Gas Association (“SOGA”), the Mississippi Energy Institute (“MEI”), and the Louisiana Oil and Gas Associ...
Dear Mr. President: The undersigned trade associations, representing every aspect of the American offshore oil and natural gas industry, strongly urge the Biden Administration to finalize a new National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (five-year leasing program) that includes the...
