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Just as diligently as IPAA's other committees pursue industry objectives through administrative activities at the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Energy, IPAA's Natural Gas Committee aggressively pursues objectives [...]

Historically, winning elections was all about the alignment of factors that included the right candidate in the right place doing the right things with the right audience. After 2000, it [...]

Although America is still one of the leading producers of natural gas and crude oil, it is second to none in consumption. As a result, America spends billions of dollars [...]

Cloudy skies and cold temperatures did not discourage more than 130 independent producers from visiting congressional and regulatory offices in the nation's capital Feb. 7. About 150 senators, representatives and [...]

American independent natural gas and oil producers came to Washington by the hundreds in May to seek meaningful change in the Btu tax. 'Now is really the time to bring [...]

Editor's Note: This is the first of three special reports on the 1992 election by the Independent Petroleum Association of America. In this installment, IPAA's chief political advisors look at [...]

Influencing Decision-Makers on Capitol Hill The Independent Petroleum Association of America's Executive Committee met in Washington in late February for three days of discussions on the association's legislative strategy. In [...]

Iroquois IPAA Strives for Equity The U.S. News and World Report headline called it 'America's Great Pipeline War,' the reference being to the highstakes Iroquois Pipeline proposal to move Western [...]

Most would agree that the 104th Congress got off to a 'good news' start as the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives methodically checked off items from its [...]

Independent producers agreed Jan. 11 in Dallas to urge President-elect Bill Clinton to impose a fee on imported oil and to oppose increased federal taxes on gasoline. The Management Committee [...]

The 1992 presidential election will likely determine the direction of energy policy in the US for several subsequent years. If George Bush is reelected, energy policy will likely be molded around the National Energy Strategy, which focuses on increasing domestic energy production. If Bill Clinton wins the election, he is likely to emphasize conservation and renewable energy resources. Ross Perot has not announced an explicit energy policy, but his proposed 50 cents per gallon tax on gasoline could radically change the energy industry., The winds of change clearly have chilled the prospects for U.S. incumbents in the November general elections and may blow energy policy in new directions. The next president, whether George [...]

Independents Unite on Energy Agenda Driving along the main streets of Abilene, Texas, on her way to make a speech as the new president of the Independent Petroleum Association of [...]

The Price: The Epic Quest for a Meaningful Energy Strategy Legislative updates, congressional receptions and speeches from senior administration officials and U.S. congressmen highlighted the Feb. 25-27 Executive Committee meeting [...]

We are pleased and impressed that the House as able to pass H.R. 4, the 'Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001,' which is a balanced effort that addresses conservation, [...]

A few days ago I received an e-mail from Lee Fuller, IPAA'S Vice President of Government Relations. He asked me if I could talk to a particular Congressman from Northern [...]

When asking people to support IPAA, we point out that the federal arena is critical to the independent oil and gas industry and that the issues decided there are huge. [...]

Independent oil and natural gas producers will play a crucial role in the nation s effort to rebuild its energy capacity and avert an energy crisis - but they need [...]

Independents need a strong voice in Washington -- a voice that advocates on their behalf. IPAA is critical to the oil and natural gas industry because its members and staff [...]

Persistent tightness in the market, new natural gas-fired generation set to come on line and expectations for a hot summer seem to have trumped the conventional concept of 'shoulder-month' demand [...]

A year ago, as small US oil producers were suffering from rock-bottom oil prices, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) had an idea. Legislation had been proposed to help steel producers get [...]

The Independent Petroleum Association of America has voted to support a petition asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate alleged dumping of crude oil in the U.S. market by [...]

Members of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States called on members of the US Congress to adopt policies encouraging the development of natural gas. This was part of the Independent Petroleum Association of America's efforts to bring members to Washington, D.C. for meetings with members of the U.S. Congress.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America expects the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to decide within 2 months whether to include exploration and production operations in the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) [...]

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has revealed its biennial 'wildcat picks' of 19 congressional candidates for the upcoming Nov 1994 elections. IPAA has selected Milt Romney over Edward Kennedy in the Massachusetts Senate race. IPAA is picking Fred Thomson over Jim Cooper in Tennessee's congressional race. IPAA likes Thomson because Cooper, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has not supported the domestic oil industry's concerns. Additional 1994 congressional races are discussed., The Independent Petroleum Association of America's biennial 'wildcat picks' recommend the election of 19 candidates in selected upcoming congressional elections. The tight Massachusetts Senate race has IPAA recommending businessman Milt [...]

Nearly 175 independent natural gas and oil producers met with members of Congress, federal agencies and the Clinton administration during the IPAA Executive Committee meeting in Washington, Feb. 7-9. Independents [...]

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) is asking the Clinton Administration to restrict oil imports to maintain a viable marketplace for its products. IPAA is asking for the restrictions under the auspices of Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act. Oil prices for US domestic oil products have dropped so low that marginal profits are being taken if any at all. If the Clinton administration fails to restrict oil imports by whatever means, 100,000 oil industry jobs could be lost., The Independent petroleum Association of america has petitioned the Clinton administration to give U.S. oil producers relief from low priced oil imports. Last week IPPA and 20 allied oil associations [...]

The American Petroleum Institute, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the National Petroleum Refiners Association and other energy industry groups have expressed opposition to Pres Bill Clinton's proposed tax on the energy content of fossil fuels. The groups assert that the energy tax would cost jobs, increase oil and gas imports, and overly burden American families and businesses., Oil associations continue to hammer at President Clinton's proposal to levy a tax on U.S. fuels based on their energy content. Of good news to the refining industry, Treasury Sec. [...]

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has called on President-elect Bill Clinton to impose an oil import fee. The IPAA believes a tariff on oil imports would help reduce US dependence on foreign oil, promote domestic oil production, reduce the trade deficit and diminish the risk of oil spills by reducing tanker shipments. The IPAA believes that such a tariff is the only hope for independent oil producers who have been hardest hit by unstable oil prices., The Independent Petroleum Association of America is calling for a fee on U.S. oil imports. Such a fee would have the effect of raising the price of U.S. produced oil [...]

On August 17, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Houston, Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) flipped a switch at 9:15 a.m.--beginning a dollar count of U.S. oil imports [...]

In 1991, the Independent Petroleum Association of America lobbied aggressively for a balanced approach to environmental concerns, especially in the area of waste disposal (the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [...]

More regulation of oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) will be the focus of debate at the House and Senate hearings in September on the reauthorization of the 1976 [...]

Senators Back IPAA on Natural Gas Rate Tilt Seven U.S. senators signed a July 11 letter sent to President Bush commending the 'leadership and diligent efforts' of the administration and [...]

Independents Say 'Buy American' Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am Denise Bode, president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America. I appreciate the opportunity to testify on [...]

National Energy Strategy Independent Producers receive few favors in Fiscal '92 Budget and Bush Administration's proposed energy policy President George Bush on Feb. 4 submitted to Congress a $1.445 trillion [...]

CRISIS MAKES ENERGY TAXES LESS LIKELY; INDEPENDENTS UNPREPARED FOR BOON While it appeared last month that energy taxes would be part of any budget deficit reduction package, the Iraqi conflict [...]

IPAA Cautions Against New Energy Taxes The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy and Agricultural Taxation held a hearing July 27 on the United States' growing dependence on foreign energy imports [...]

As I begin my term as Chairman of IPAA, I want to highlight the accomplishments of our past chairman John B. Walker. John has helped this association grow on so [...]

Officials of three leading trade associations told the United States Senator Charles E. Grassley, that oil and natural gas producers are reinvesting most of their earnings in development of oil industry, they were responding to the Grassley's letter to the American Petroleum Institute and Independent Petroleum Association of America. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program of the United States government is also discussed.

IPAA member companies are helping shape the landscape of the 108th Congress through their participation in the IPAA Prosperity Project (www.ipaa.org/grassroots). Are you participating? Last year, members and their employees [...]

As Congress focused on national energy legislation during September, we were consistently reminded of the challenge we face. Environmentalists aggressively wrote opinion articles in national newspapers urging Congress to stop [...]

Do you have employees or retirees who vote in Texas, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas or Illinois? If so, you may have the opportunity of a lifetime [...]

By the time this column is published, we will know more about the outcome of the Omnibus Energy Bill currently being debated in the United States Senate. Unfortunately, much of [...]

In May 1999, I traveled to Midland and Amarillo, Texas, to meet with producers in those regions. It was the first of many trips that I have taken since then. [...]