Permian Basin facing new environmental rules that could curb drilling
Oil & Gas 360 | June 27th, 2022
The Biden administration is considering triggering tougher anti-smog requirements that could curb drilling across parts of the Permian Basin, the world’s biggest oil field that straddles Texas and New Mexico.
U.S. Energy Industry Invites President Biden to Visit American Energy Sites Ahead of Planned Trip to Saudi Arabia
American Petroleum Institute | June 23rd, 2022
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 – Ahead of the President’s travel to the Middle East next month, the American Petroleum Institute (API) today joined with 27 energy associations to urge President Biden and his Cabinet to visit America’s major energy facilities - from production to distribution to refining to innovation hubs - as geopolitical volatility and energy costs continue to rise. In a letter to President Biden and key administration officials, the organizations - who represent more than 11 million American skilled workers keeping the lights on and fuels flowing - encouraged the administration to recognize domestic energy resources as a strategic asset for U.S. national and economic security and highlighted America’s vast natural gas and oil reserves that can help meet growing demand for reliable energy.
Biden 'constraining' oil and gas, industry says, as New Mexico land sale delayed again
Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current Argus | June 22nd, 2022
Oil and gas producers in New Mexico's Permian Basin will have to wait another week to rent more of the area for drilling, after a sale of public land to the oil and gas industry planned for Thursday was pushed back to June 30.
Devon Donates $50,000 to Wildfire Relief
Devon Energy | June 21st, 2022
CARLSBAD, N.M. (June 21, 2022) — Devon Energy has contributed $50,000 to the All Together NM Fund to help fill the gaps until federal funds are available. The funds will support emergency shelters; food and water distribution; and other critical services following recent wildfires.
Feds again delay New Mexico Oil and gas land sale
Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current Argus | June 15th, 2022
A sale of public land in southeast New Mexico’s Permian Basin to the oil and gas industry was delayed again by about a week by the federal Bureau of Land Management, amid criticism that the federal administration’s energy policy was harming American consumers.
Biden Is Still Trying To Ban Federal Oil, Gas Leasing
Thomas Catenacci, Daily Caller | June 15th, 2022
The Biden administration asked a federal court this week to uphold its ban on new federal oil and gas leasing, according to Department of Justice (DOJ) court filings.