XTO Energy Donates $60,000 to Student and Teacher Programs in Carlsbad
XTO Energy Release | March 16, 2021
CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO (March 16, 2021) — A contribution from XTO Energy will support the operations of two important education resources offered by the Carlsbad Municipal School District. The contribution will help fund the Education Rising program at Carlsbad High School as well as the Conscious Discipline program which will deliver training opportunities for educators, students and families.
NMOGA President and CEO Ryan Flynn to Step Down Following New Mexico Legislative Session
NMOGA News Release | March 16, 2021
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, March 16, 2021 – Today, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA) President and CEO Ryan Flynn announced plans to step down following New Mexico’s current legislative session. Flynn informed the board of directors of his intentions at a meeting earlier today. He will continue to serve as Senior Advisor to the organization to assist in the transition to new leadership. The board plans to begin a search for his successor immediately.
NMOGA Statement on the Confirmation of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, March 15, 2021 –New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA) President Ryan Flynn released the following statement today on the confirmation of Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior:
Governor ‘concerned’ about Biden leasing halt
Stephen Hamway, Albuquerque Journal | March 10, 2021
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she is “clearly concerned” about the Biden administration’s recent decision to pause new oil and gas leasing on federal lands.
Read moreAnticipated Federal Restrictions Would Slow Permian Basin Production
Garrett Golding and Kunal Patel, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas | March 4, 2021
Possible changes to oil leasing and permitting requirements governing federal lands could shift oil production, prompting a realignment of Permian Basin activity between Texas and New Mexico. Half of New Mexico’s production comes from federal acreage in the Permian Basin, and the anticipated actions would slow economic growth, adversely affecting that state's employment and tax collections.
Read moreOil executives at CERAWeek eye important role for natural gas
Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle | March 3, 2021
Natural gas will play an increasingly important role in powering economies as the world transitions to a low-carbon future, oil executives said Tuesday at CERAWeek by IHS Markit, a major Houston energy conference held virtually this week.