EIA: Permian region expected to drive US crude oil production growth through 2019
Green Car Congress | August 24, 2018
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasts that US crude oil production will average 10.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2018 and 11.7 million b/d in 2019. If realized, both of these forecast levels would surpass the previous record of 9.6 million b/d set in 1970.
State of New Mexico Revenue Forecast Surges $1.2 Billion, Driven By Growing Oil & Gas Industry
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – Today, economists with state agencies and legislature released new revenue estimates for the fiscal year beginning July 1, predicting revenue will outpace spending obligations in the coming year by an “astonishing” $1.2 Billion. Growth in the oil and gas industry was cited as a key driver. New Mexico Oil and Gas Association Executive Director Ryan Flynn offered a perspective from the industry on the heels of the announcement:
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Adrian Hedden | Carlsbad Current-Argus | August 1, 2018
Amid a heat wave and ongoing expansion in the oil and gas industry, one of southeast New Mexico’s primary electricity providers reported its highest volume ever transmitted earlier this month.
Intelligent Drones Push The Boundaries Of Oil And Gas Inspection
Mark Venables | Forbes | July 24, 2018
Drones are not new to industry or the oil and gas sector. They have been used by companies that are offering full-service video, or to capture survey photographs for some time. However, Renner Vaughn, director of oil and gas at commercial drone operator, Cape, believes that there is a major gap between what companies are hoping for and achieving in the use of drones.
NM oil gushes to new highs
Kevin Robinson-Avila | Albuquerque Journal | July 24, 2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico oil production is gushing to a new record this year, with output up 31 percent in the first five months of 2018, according to the latest statistics from the state Oil Conservation Division.