RESEARCH & COMMENTARY: PROPOSED FRACKING MORATORIUM IN NEW MEXICO WOULD DEVASTATE STATE ECONOMY
Tim Benson, Heartland Institute | January 22, 2020
A proposal introduced for the second consecutive year in New Mexico because of erroneous environmental concerns would establish a four-year ban on new hydraulic fracturing permits and would imperil the state’s financial situation.
The Oil And Gas Situation: Abundance And Growth Meet Limitations
David Blackmon, Forbes | January 27, 2020
The past week has seen an array of stories touting the wealth and abundance being created by the U.S. oil and gas industry. At the same time, the industry is experiencing market factors that promise to limit how much more growth it will be able to create going forward.
EIA Sees Shale Production Rise By Another 22,000 bpd Next Month
Julianne Geiger, OilPrice.com | January 21, 2020
Oil production in the seven most prolific shale plays in the United States is set to increase by 22,000 bpd in February to 9.2 million bpd, the Energy Information Administration said in the latest edition of its monthly Drilling Productivity Report.
NM oil production still soaring
Kevin Robinson-Avila, Albuquerque Journal | February 10th, 2020
New Mexico’s oil patch is showing unprecedented resilience, despite declining prices for crude, a chronic market glut, and sluggish output in other U.S. states and basins.
Bill calls for $320 million 'trust fund' for early childhood education
Kai Porter, KOB4 Eyewitness News | January 22, 2020
Early childhood education in New Mexico could get a big boost during the 2020 legislative session.
Letters to the Editor: We oppose the proposed state fracking ban bill
Dale Janway, Carlsbad Current-Argus | January 24, 2020
Reject the proposed state fracking ban bill
While we are fairly confident that the proposed state fracking ban bill, introduced for the second straight year by Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, won’t see the light of day during this year’s short legislative session, we are concerned about the potential collateral damage caused by such a grossly misinformed proposal.