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As the oil and gas industry grapples with tariffs on imported steel and a byzantine process for bypassing them, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) urged the Trump administration to “understand and address” the unintended consequences of both actions, especially the increased burden on the industry’s small businesses.

Trade associations representing the oil and natural gas industry expressed support for the Department of Interior (DOI) proposal to reorganize into 12 “unified regions,” indicating the move should lead to faster permitting and more efficient regulatory oversight of federal lands it manages.

Trade associations representing the oil and natural gas industry expressed support for the Department of Interior (DOI) proposal to reorganize into 12 “unified regions,” indicating the move should lead to faster permitting and more efficient regulatory oversight of federal lands it manages.

Two trade associations representing the oil and natural gas industry urged a federal appeals court to reject an effort by California, New Mexico and a coalition of environmental groups to reinstate, albeit temporarily, an Obama-era rule governing associated natural gas flaring and venting on public and tribal lands.

A House bill to remove duplicative regulations about how federal lands are developed, including for oil and gas development, drew broad support Tuesday from a state regulator, academia and industry and consumers groups.

The U.S. Senate late Thursday confirmed by voice votes Kevin McIntyre and Richard Glick to FERC, filling the two seats that had sat empty for months and bringing the Commission to its maximum five commissioners.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the Western Energy Alliance (WEA) late Friday sued to halt the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) natural gas flaring and venting rules, some of which are set to take effect in January.

Analysts and oil and gas experts agree that the waning days of the Obama administration will be challenging ones for the industry, as an “unprecedented” list of proposed regulations that could impact the industry for years to come slowly advance through the rulemaking process.

Analysts and oil and gas experts agree that the waning days of the Obama administration will be challenging ones for the industry, as an “unprecedented” list of proposed regulations that could impact the industry for years to come slowly advance through the rulemaking process.