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Andrew Bremner joined Beatty and Wozniak, P.C. after almost 7 years of public policy work as the Director of Government Affairs for the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States (IPAMS). In this role, Andrew helped increase the profile of IPAMS in Washington, D.C. and throughout the region on energy development issues – particularly federal lands issues. He helped draft and urge several provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including the pilot program, defeating cost recovery in that bill and other provisions that would help producers in the Rockies. He also handled the association’s legal matters.
Through Andrew’s policy experience at IPAMS, he gained an understanding of what’s important to oil and gas companies in the Rockies – certainty. In today’s political climate, certainty is becoming a rare commodity. However, companies that succeed recognize that oil and gas activities are based upon the permission of the people where operations are located. Companies need to consider all aspects of the regulatory climate when planning their operations. It is no longer satisfactory to work it out on paper and assume it will be implemented; companies need to plan their operations, then step back and examine how it will work in the context of the political landscape within the state they’re operating. Considering how operations may impact other resources helps the company to build coalitions within the communities to ensure that there is support for their operations.
Andrew also learned that the people of the industry truly care about what they do and how they do their jobs. “The reason I joined the Beatty and Wozniak Team is their focus on the energy business. I enjoy working with this industry because it is filled with bright people who work and compete hard to produce energy for the nation. As the challenges continue to grow, helping these companies find success here in the Rockies is what our job is all about.”
Andrew is an avid sportsman who enjoys hunting, fishing, biking, running, camping and enjoying all these activities with his wife and three children. |
