Texas, North Dakota, And New Mexico Leading the U.S. Shale Oil Revolution
Jude clemente | Forbes | October 3, 2019
Since 2008, the American shale oil boom has grown domestic crude production some 150% to 12.4 million b/d.
Gov. stresses collaboration on methane at oil, gas meeting
Dan Mckay | Albuquerque Journal | October 8, 2019
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday that she wants to harness the expertise of scientists working in the oil and gas industry as her administration crafts new regulations for methane emissions.
Permian Oil and Gas to Support 93,000 Jobs in 2020
The Permian Basin oil and gas industry will support 93,201 jobs in 2020, according to the latest forecast from the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO).
Chevron donates $75,000 to New Mexico schools
Morgan Lee | Albuquerque Journal | October 4, 2019
A major U.S. oil company encountered criticism and appreciation Thursday for its pledge to donate $1 to local school projects for every tank of gasoline purchased, as New Mexico schools and state government grapple with an increasing financial reliance on the fossil fuel industry.
NM early childhood fund could get oil-powered takeoff
Dan Boyd | Albuquerque Journal | October 3, 2019
A proposed New Mexico endowment fund for early childhood programs would get money in cash-flush years from state oil and natural gas tax dollars and federal mineral leasing revenue, the top budget official in Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office told the Journal.
New Mexico governor praises oil industry for opportunities
Morgan Lee | LMTonline | October 8, 2019
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham professed her full-throttled support for the oil sector on Tuesday, telling industry leaders that her Cabinet secretaries works for them and that she hopes the state can overtake North Dakota as the No. 2 oil producer among states.
Lujan Grisham, a Democratic former congresswoman, repeatedly thanked men and women of the oil industry for business growth that is underwriting major state spending initiatives on public education, health care and infrastructure projects — and that might bankroll her proposal for tuition-free college for in-state students.
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