NM energy key to future
Emily Haggstrom | Albuquerque Journal | October 13th, 2018
Per an Oct. 2 article, Bloomberg News named New Mexico the “top performing state economy” since President Trump took office. Jim Peach, a professor emeritus of economics at New Mexico State University, theorized the state’s “recent upswing in extractive industries like oil and gas” was a driving reason why.
Read moreEPA says NM methane down, but some question data
Kevin Robinson-Avila | Albuquerque Journal | October 19, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says methane emissions from oil and gas operations in New Mexico’s Permian and San Juan basins dropped by 6 percent between 2016 and 2017, although environmentalists dispute the accuracy of EPA data collection.
DOE Secretary Rick Perry visits Sandia National Laboratories
Rachel Sams | Albuquerque Business First | October 9, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry visited Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque Tuesday, highlighting the work of the lab’s scientists.
Oil & Natural Gas Methane Emissions Continue To Fall In Permian and San Juan Basins
October 18, 2018
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – Today, newly-released data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency show methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico’s two major basins declined from 2016 to 2017.
BLM issues final venting, flaring rule
Mella McEwen | Midland Reporter-Telegram | October 1, 2018
A new rule from the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management covering venting and flaring on BLM lands has taken its final form.
Bloomberg ranks New Mexico No. 1 for economic gains
Marie C. Baca | Albuquerque Journal | October 3, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bloomberg News recently named New Mexico the “top performing state economy since Trump took office.”
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Opinion: Good riddance to Obama's gas flaring rule
Barry Russell | Washington Examiner | October 1, 2018
The release of the Bureau of Land Management’s waste prevention rule, also known as the BLM venting and flaring rule, is welcome news for the future of energy development and environmental protection. Oil-producing states’ economies are also set to benefit.
Revised BLM Rule Helps New Mexico’s Economy, Preserves Funding for Schools
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – Today, the United States Bureau of Land Management published a revision to the Waste Prevention Rule that will eliminate duplication and cut red tape for New Mexico’s oil and natural gas producers. The controversial rule was initially put in place during the waning moments of the Obama administration, while methane emissions around the country and New Mexico collapsed even as oil and natural gas production increased.
U.S. Becomes Top Oil Producer Globally
Irina Slav | Oilprice.com | Sep 13, 2018
The United States this year became the largest crude oil producer, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia, according to preliminary estimates from the Energy Information Administration.
Read moreThe Rest Of The Story On New Mexico's Record Permian Basin Lease Auction
David Blackmon | Forbes | September 10th, 2018
By now you may have already read about the fact that an oil and gas leasing auction conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Southeast New Mexico late last week grossed almost a billion dollars, coming in at $967 million. As the Albuquerque Journal noted, that sum more than tripled the total dollars bid on all federal onshore lease auctions held during entirety of 2017, and more than doubled the previous record year of 2008.