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Associated Press: Judge grills feds on pulling Utah drilling leases

A federal judge on Wednesday questioned Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s justification for canceling 77 drilling leases sold by the Bush administration around national parks in Utah. A U.S. Justice Department lawyer maintained Salazar had good reason to cancel the leases — and that a lease isn’t a lease until Salazar decides to issue one.

Click here to read “Western Energy Alliance Calls on Salazar to Reinstate Utah Leases”

(July 12, 2010)- The Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS) Board of Directors has officially changed the organization’s name to Western Energy Alliance in an effort to better reflect its 430 member companies and their hundreds of thousands of employees across the West. Click here to read the news release.

Peter Dea named IPAMS 2010 Wildcatter of the Year

Renowned CEO and distinguished humanitarian presented energy association’s highest award.

IPAMS announced on Saturday, May 15, 2010 that Peter Dea is the recipient of its most prestigious award, Wildcatter of the Year. Click here to read more.

IPAMS recently participated in a Western Business Roundtable discussion on federal government policies and how they are affecting the ability of independent producers to develop natural gas and oil on federal lands in the West, where well over 50% of the land is federally owned. Independent producers supply 27% of America’s natural gas while disturbing only 0.07% of public lands.

Click here to view the presentation.

Click here to read IPAMS Member Survey regarding Rockies Regional Competitiveness.
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