http://ipams.org Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:05:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en IPAMS Meetings and Announcements Introducing Western Energy Alliance Eight months ago, IPAMS Executive Committee began to discuss the need to conduct a strategic communications assessment. At the 4th Quarter Board Meeting, the Board approved an Executive Committee recommendation to appoint a steering committee to determine whether our association’s name and branding were effectively conveying the proper [...]]]> http://ipams.org/wildcatter/july-8-2010 IPAMS Meetings and Announcements This Week in Congress This was a busy week in Washington as Congress rushed to push through onerous measures in response to the Gulf spill before breaking for the Fourth of July weekend. The House Natural Resource Committee held a hearing on the latest version of the CLEAR Act (Consolidated Land, Energy [...]]]> http://ipams.org/wildcatter/july-1-2010-2 IPAMS Meetings and Announcements IPAMS Annual Meeting and Summer Conference June 23-25 in Beaver Creek, CO Friday, June 18th is the last day to register! Click here to view the agenda and details and register today! Space is filling up for this celebrated annual event; an opportunity to meet and network with industry leadership and hear perspectives on [...]]]> http://ipams.org/wildcatter/june-17-2010 “Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it’s an opportunity to do things you couldn’t do before.” -Rahm Emanual Chief of Staff, White House Reiterations of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s statement have run across most every newspaper and online publication in America. It’s a good reminder about how [...]]]> http://ipams.org/marcs-weekly-message/close-vote-tomorrow-on-tax-increases-please-take-action IPAMS Meetings and Announcements IPAMS Annual Meeting and Summer Conference June 23-25 in Beaver Creek, CO Have you registered? Click here to view the agenda and details and register today! Space is filling up for this celebrated annual event; an opportunity to meet and network with industry leadership and hear perspectives on what’s happening in our industry, from [...]]]> http://ipams.org/wildcatter/june-10-2010 For over thirty years, IPAMS Annual Meeting and Summer Conference has gained a reputation as the premier event for leaders in the western natural gas and oil industry.  Attendees always appreciate the high caliber speakers and panelists, timely and valuable subject matter, and the family friendly events we offer.  We hope that you will not [...]]]> http://ipams.org/marcs-weekly-message/industry-summit-in-beaver-creek-ipams-annual-meeting-and-summer-conference%e2%80%94june-23-25-continues-a-tradition-of-excellence IPAMS Meetings and Announcements IPAMS Annual Meeting and Summer Conference June 23-25 in Beaver Creek, CO Tomorrow is the last day to register at the discounted price for the IPAMS Annual Meeting and Summer Conference!  Click here to view the agenda and details and register today! Join IPAMS in this relaxed setting for just the right mix [...]]]> http://ipams.org/wildcatter/june-3-2010 Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would extend expiring tax provisions and modify the tax treatment of “carried interest”. The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has indicated much of the rationale for changing carried interest relates to its use by investment funds.  In the natural gas and oil industry, small [...]]]> http://ipams.org/marcs-weekly-message/help-stop-harmful-policies-that-impact-western-energy-producers IPAMS Meetings and Announcements IPAMS Receives North Dakota Grant for WRAP Phase III IPAMS has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the North Dakota Oil and Gas Research Council of the North Dakota Industrial Commission for the WRAP Phase III air emissions inventory in the Williston Basin. In order to use the funding, IPAMS will need [...]]]> http://ipams.org/wildcatter/may-27-2010 Horizontal drilling is re-defining the oil and natural gas industry. Plays previously deemed uneconomical or too technologically demanding are now accessible, and even profitable. Please join us for a special breakfast on June 3, 2010 beginning at 7:30 a.m. when some of the best from industry present on recent developments in horizontal drilling [...]]]> http://ipams.org/marcs-weekly-message/ipams-crude-oil-committee-breakfast-june-3-2010