Statement from Barry Russell, president and CEO, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA): “In the last five years, the success of America’s oil and natural gas industry has taken our nation from energy dependence and scarcity to security and abundance. We have achieved status as......
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, President Obama released his final budget for 2015. In response, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President and CEO Barry Russell released this statement: “In his State of the Union address, President Obama praised American energy development, highlighti...
IPAA President & CEO Barry Russell issued the following statement in response to Chairman Camp’s tax reform proposal released today. “IPAA appreciates the effort that Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp has put into the development of a federal tax reform proposal. This document marks....
Independent Petroleum Association of America President and CEO Barry Russell responded to President Obama’s 2014 State of the Union speech: “IPAA welcomes President Obama’s embrace of natural gas in his State of the Union address. His focus of natural gas as an essential part of......
Barry Russell, president and CEO, Independent Petroleum Association of America: “To be clear, there are many problems with the nation’s tax code, but when it comes to America’s oil and natural gas industry, the current tax code, refined over the past 100 years, is an......
WASHINGTON, DC– Independent Petroleum Association of America President and CEO Barry Russell issued the following statement on President Obama’s natural gas and climate change strategy: “Today, President Obama released another contradictory policy on the promise of American natural gas. The ...
‘Energy Tax Facts’ Campaign Launches As Obama Calls for Tax Increases on Industry WASHINGTON, DC – The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) announced today a new educational campaign, Energy Tax Facts, that will explain the often complicated tax provisions and policies that appl...
President Obama released today his final budget for 2014. In response, Independent Petroleum Association of America Chairman Virginia Lazenby, who is CEO of Nashville-based Bretagne, LLC, released the following statement: “President Obama’s 2014 budget demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Obama’s election for a second term, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Chairman Virginia “Gigi” Lazenby released the statement below. Lazenby is chairman of Nashville-based Bretagne, LLC, one of the 7,000 independent oil and natura...
