Petroleum Independent articles from January 1991

Petroleum Independent archives from January 1991

Chairman's column. (the author discusses the underlying role of the U.S. energy policy in connection with the Gulf crisis) (column)
January 1, 1991... The Arabian (Persian) Gulf crisis has rightfully consumed the attention of lawmakers and the nation in these early days of the 102nd Congress. The underlying role of U.S. energy policy--or the failure thereof--in forcing the nation's hand in...

Order 451 authority held. (the Supreme Court upholds government's power to remove price controls on some natural gas)(News)
January 1, 1991... Order 451 Authority Upheld A Jan. 8 decision by the Supreme Court upholding the government's power to remove price controls on some natural gas is a defeat for gas pipeline companies and a victory for natural gas producers. The 8-0 decision...

IOCC urges AMT repeal. (Interstate Oil Compact Commission urges Congress to repeal the alternative minimum tax provisions on drilling investments)(News)
January 1, 1991... IOCC Urges AMT Repeal At its December 1990 meeting in Phoenix, the Interstate Oil Compact Commission adopted a resolution urging Congress to repeal the alternative minimum tax provisions on drilling investments. The resolution highlights the...

DOE meets on oilfield abandonments. (Department of Energy)(News)
January 1, 1991... DOE Meets on Oilfield Abandonments The Department of Energy is holding the first in a series of technical symposiums with oilfield operators as part of a five-year effort to slow oilfield abandonments. The Jan. 29-30 symposium at the Hyatt...

Oil prices and the war with Iraq. (Facts and Forecasts )
January 1, 1991... Oil Prices and the War with Iraq Iraq's invasion of Kuwait is the sixth petroleum crisis the world has experienced since World War II. Each began with the fear of shortages and ended with an oil surplus that caused serious economic problems...

Denise A. Bode. (fifth president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America) (interview)
January 1, 1991... Denise A. Bode Editor's Note: On February 1, Bartlesville, Okla., native Denise Bode will become the fifth president of the Independent Petroleum Association of America. Denise, who is a founding partner of the Washington firm...

New data for the 1990s. (IPAA's information department)(1990 Annual Staff Report: Information Services)
January 1, 1991... Information Services New Data for the 1990s Since Aug. 2, 1990, the Independent Petroleum Association of America has answered hundreds of queries from the news media, government officials, business analysts, academia--and IPAA...

Telling the 'Independent' story. (Independent Petroleum Association of America's efforts to increase public awareness)(1990 Annual Staff Report: Communications)
January 1, 1991... Telling the Independent Story Communications For many in the news media, the Independent Petroleum Association of America's communication efforts took on heightened importance after Aug. 2. But throughout 1990, the association met its...

Environmental achievements made in 1990. (1990 Annual Staff Report: Environment)
January 1, 1991... Environmental Achievements Made in 1990 Environment IPAA's major achievements for 1990 include the successful fight to exempt oil and natural gas wells from the Clean Air Act and from EPA's stormwater discharge program under the Clean...

Counting independent petroleum companies. (1990 Annual Staff Report)
January 1, 1991... Counting Independent Petroleum Companies The Independent Petroleum Association of America today uses 10,000 as the estimated number of domestic oil and natural gas explorer/producers --"wildcatters." Of that total, there are 25 to 50 major...

1991 legislative strategy. (U.S. Congress energy policy)(1991 Strategy)
January 1, 1991... 1991 Legislative Strategy The 102nd Congress convened this month to a foreboding agenda: war in the oil-rich Middle East, economic recession at home, and partisan differences on Capitol Hill that will only intensify through the 1992...