The Value of U.S. Energy Innovation and Policies Supporting the Shale Revolution
White House Council of Economic Advisors | October 2019
The classic effects of innovation are improvements in productivity, which lower costs and prices and increase production. Energy innovations—and the policies that support them—have similar effects and ultimately reduce prices for American households and businesses. This CEA report describes the causes and consequences of growth in oil and natural gas extraction from shale and similar geologic formations, with a focus on effects on consumers. We first discuss the dramatic rise in productivity and its effects on cost, production, and price. Second, we estimate the consumer savings brought by shale-driven declines in energy prices. Third, we assess total and shale-related changes in emissions in the United States. Lastly, we consider the effects of contrasting approaches to energy policy taken by U.S. States.
NMDOT gets $12.5M from feds to improve U.S. 285 near Loving
Mike Smith, Carlsbad Current-Argus | Nov. 7, 2019
More than $12 million in federal funds could help the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) with improvements and safety enhancements on a busy southeastern New Mexico highway.
Construction jobs drive New Mexico employment growth
Teya Vitu, Santa Fe New Mexican | November 19, 2019
The unemployment rate in Santa Fe County in October was in the same league as in oil boom Lea and Eddy counties and the state’s richest county, Los Alamos.
Data: New Mexico's GDP growth fueled by oil and gas
Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-| November 13, 2019
Oil and gas production grew New Mexico’s economic output by the fourth-highest rate in the country this year, as the extraction industry boomed in the Permian Basin in the southeast corner of the state.
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There are countless reasons to be thankful for New Mexico’s oil and natural gas industry this holiday season, but we've done our best to narrow down the list to 10 of our favorites.
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Ron Davis, Albuquerque Business First | Nov 14, 2019
Some industry leaders believe New Mexico may not face the same kind of rollercoaster ride with energy activity that it has in the past.
On Thursday, Albuquerque Business First hosted its Energy Outlook panel as part of ABF’s Grow New Mexico Series. Panelists included Missi Currier, president and CEO, Economic Development Corp. of Lea County; Hugo Gutierrez, Director, State Government Affairs, Marathon Oil Corp.; Debra P. Hicks, president and CEO, Pettigrew & Associates; Adrienne Sandoval, director of the state Oil Conservation Division; and Randy Velarde, president, Plaza Group.
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