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New Mexico Regulators Report Drop in Methane Emissions

New Mexico Regulators Report Drop in Methane Emissions - New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

rig1-01.pngSUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press / Nov. 3, 2017

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State regulators say methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico have dropped by more than 50 percent over the past year thanks to advances in technology and changes in the way wells are drilled.

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Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Down 47% in Four Corners Region

Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Down 47% in Four Corners Region - New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

4x4cornersSeth Whitehead / Energy In Depth / Oct. 31, 2017

Environmental groups have repeatedly attributed the Four Corners methane “hot spot” over the borders of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah to oil and gas development, using it as the focal point of their justification for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) controversial venting and flaring rules on federal lands.

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Op-Ed Ignores Data Showing Natural Gas Has Greatly Improved U.S. Air Quality

Op-Ed Ignores Data Showing Natural Gas Has Greatly Improved U.S. Air Quality - New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

rigSeth Whitehead | Energy in Depth | November 1, 2017 

Just in time for Halloween, the Associated Press facilitated some classic “Keep It in the Ground” fear-mongering Tuesday by publishing an op-ed penned by Texas A&M University professor Gunnar Schade that essentially claims the shale boom has damaged U.S. air quality over the past 10 years. From Dr. Schade’s op-ed:

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NMOGA boss touts oil and gas industry

NMOGA boss touts oil and gas industry | New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

Ryan_Flynn_NMOGAMike Smith | Roswell Daily Record | October 18th, 2017

CARLSBAD — Resiliency. That’s what the Executive Director of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association described about the lifeblood of southeast New Mexico during a speech on Monday during the Carlsbad Mayor’s Energy Summit.

 

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Eddy County commissioners approve industrial revenue bond

Eddy County commissioners approve industrial revenue bond - New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

Eddy CountyDeJanay Booth | Carlsbad Current-ArgusPublished | November 7, 2017

Eddy County Commissioners unanimously approved an industrial revenue bond for a company planning to build and operate a natural gas plant within the county. 

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The New Mexican: Here They Go Again

The New Mexican: Here They Go Again - New Mexico Oil & Gas Association

In a presidential debate in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan famously responded to Jimmy Carter with the phrase “There you go again.”

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