WTGS May Luncheon and Annual Meeting
WTGS May Luncheon and Annual Meeting
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 (11:30 AM - 1:00 PM) (CDT)
Description
Trump Proofing New Mexico
State Legislative Updates
Speaker: Stephen Robertson, PBPA
The Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA) is the largest regional oil and gas association in the United States. We represent the men and women who work in the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Established in 1961, the PBPA's mission is to promote the safe and environmentally responsible development of oil and natural gas resources. The PBPA represents oil and natural gas explorers and producers, as well as the service and supply industries that support their efforts in the largest inland oil and natural gas reservoir and the largest oil and natural gas-producing region in the world.
The PBPA accomplishes its mission by advocating on behalf of our members at the local, state, national and, at times, even the international levels. Concerning regulations, PBPA's efforts are particularly focused on the state regulatory bodies in both Texas and New Mexico, as well as the regulatory bodies of the United States. PBPA is committed to facilitating justified regulations under which our members can execute safe and environmentally responsible operations.
Whether working with the Railroad Commission of Texas, the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division, the New Mexico State Land Office, the Texas Comptroller's office, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the Environmental Protection Agency, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to name a few, the PBPA is engaged to provide the advocacy the members of the Permian Basin oil and natural gas industry deserve and demand.
In 2025, both Texas and New Mexico conducted regular legislative sessions. New Mexico has wrapped its session while Texas is in the home stretch of its regular session. This presentation will focus on updates from these sessions, particularly the outcomes of the New Mexico session and what issues the PBPA sees as priorities for oil and gas operations in the Texas session. Many legislators in New Mexico pushed legislation to "Trump Proof" the state. Find out if they were successful!