Regulatory
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March 31, 2023
Operators were ordered to come into compliance with Commission rules and assessed $184,300 for any oil and gas, LP-Gas, critical infrastructure, or pipeline safety rule violations.
News
March 30, 2023
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the Energy Workforce & Technology Council have issued statements in support of H.R. 1 - the Lower Energy Costs Act, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 225-204. Both organizations are urging the full Senate to support the legislation.
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March 10, 2023
The industry groups supported the Biden administration’s decision last year to request consultations with Mexico under USMCA, but stressed that further action is needed following the Mexican government’s failure to engage constructively in the process.
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March 10, 2023
“While the Biden Administration has been begging the oil and gas industry to increase production to help bring down gas prices and other energy costs, the President’s actions are in stark contrast to the steps that need to take place to meet energy demand," said Tim Tarpley.
News
March 09, 2023
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) is supportive of multiple House bills that will be marked up in hearings in the Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee.
News
March 09, 2023
The White House sent its one-two punch of climate advocates down to Houston on Monday to re-educate those who may still doubt their mission, and the results were predictable.
News
March 09, 2023
Various versions of the bill have been introduced several times over the past two decades, but the legislation, which could have wide-ranging impacts for geopolitics and the defense industry as well as energy markets, has never made it to the finish line.
News
March 03, 2023
Sixteen dockets involved $153,399 in penalties after operators failed to appear at Commission enforcement proceedings.
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March 02, 2023
The RRC is concerned that the EPA was ready to ignore the state’s expertise on regional factors, and circumvented procedures in the Clean Air Action by proposing a federal plan before its final disapproval of the SIP.
Article
February 2023
The razor-thin Republican House majority must protect the upstream industry for two years from the Biden administration’s increasingly harmful federal policies.
Article
February 2023
Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act restored GOM leasing and hopefully paves the way for further improvements that include permitting reform and common sense CCS regulations.
News
February 13, 2023
In a press conference on Feb. 13, the American Petroleum Institute outlined several concerns with the EPA's proposed rule that, if enacted without modification, could create barriers to the development of oil and gas resources and damage U.S. energy companies.
News
February 07, 2023
Multiple sources have reported calls by opposition politicians and union leaders for another increase in the windfall taxes on energy producers, linked to BP’s latest global profits announcements. OEUK said such a levy risked breaching global tax agreements and could never be implemented.
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February 02, 2023
(WO) — Offshore Energies UK, the trade body for the UK’s offshore energy industries and supply chain companies, said calls by politicians to impose UK windfall taxes on companies’ global profits risked misleading voters and consumers — because such a levy would breach global tax agreements and so could never be implemented.
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February 01, 2023
In this role, Holly Hopkins will lead API’s efforts concerning the legislative and regulatory issues surrounding the exploration and production of oil and natural gas.
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January 31, 2023
Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the proposed rule on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation.
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January 26, 2023
Sommers outlined the three components of API’s policy plan unveiled during its annual State of American Energy event, during which members of Congress from both sides of the aisle voiced support for American energy leadership, including durable permitting reform to unleash energy development and an all-of-the-above approach to building a lower carbon future.
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January 23, 2023
API Vice President of Corporate Policy Aaron Padilla argues that the White House's recent National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change could harm the development of critical energy projects.
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January 23, 2023
The Press Association has reported a speech by Rachel Reeves at the Fabian Society Conference, saying that a Labour government would extend the windfall tax on UK North Sea operators from 75% to 78%. In response, OEUK said the impact of such changes would be disastrous for the UK’s energy supplies and future energy security.
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January 12, 2023
West will lead the organization’s engagement and advocacy with Congress and federal agencies. West joins API from the office of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, where he served as chief of staff.
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January 12, 2023
API announced a plan for the 118th Congress to make, move and improve America’s energy. As consumers face growing energy costs, API urges policymakers to take a more realistic approach and ensure that American natural gas and oil are prioritized as long-term strategic assets.
