EIA: 10 counties in Permian Basin account for 93% of domestic oil production Onshore crude oil production in the lower 48 states more than tripled since 2010 September 4, 2025
New Mexico opens applications for $40 million to treat brackish water Submissions for public entities and tribal government are due Sept. 8 August 28, 2025
Oil and Gas Forecast for the San Juan Basin: Going, Going … An updated Bureau of Land Management report offers a mixed outlook for oil and gas production in the state’s second… August 25, 2025
New Mexico oil lease sale breaks records, brings in $256 million for schools The royalty rate for new state land leases was raised from 20% to 25% in June August 21, 2025
Conservationists: Ending lesser prairie chicken protections could set a troubling precedent Fossil fuel, ag industry contributed to species’ habitat loss in Eastern New Mexico August 21, 2025
New Mexico economists predict $485 million in ‘new’ money for next year’s state budget Lawmakers say the continued revenue increase provides cushion against federal cuts, uncertainty August 20, 2025
Amid strong opposition, New Mexico water board lets plan for more oil and gas wastewater use proceed 25 Democratic lawmakers urged the commission to keep the current rule in place August 13, 2025
25 New Mexico lawmakers oppose petition to allow oil and gas wastewater discharge The commission recently prohibited such discharges August 12, 2025
New Mexico congressman proposes oil and gas companies pay for employees’ health care costs Vasquez says oil and gas workers are ‘sacrificing’ their health for the industry August 11, 2025
Watchdog group reports N.M. ‘spike’ of oil and gas pollution Oil and gas operators lost approximately one-third of spilled material July 29, 2025
On the Navajo Nation, the list of mystery wells continues to grow Old oil wells on the reservation spew chemical-laden water. The feds have done little to honor treaty obligations to clean… July 22, 2025
N.M. State Land Office sets records with first oil and gas lease auction at 25% royalty rate Pictured is a pump jack in an oil field in 2018 near Hobbs, New Mexico. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/City… July 16, 2025
Constitutional pollution case appealed to New Mexico Supreme Court Complaint alleges the state failed to adequately enforce pollution laws on oil and gas July 2, 2025
New report: New Mexico on the hook for millions, if not billions, to plug oil and gas wells Lawmakers, analysts note lack of consequences to industry for abandoning wells June 26, 2025
Associated Press New Mexico New Mexico appeals court rejects lawsuit against oil and gas regulators SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico appeals court rejected a lawsuit alleging that the nation’s No. 2 oil-producing… June 3, 2025
Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects There are 694 oil and gas wells with new or active permits within a mile of a school in the… May 29, 2025
The boots on Buck Jackson Road New Mexico is the second-largest oil producer in the U.S., behind Texas. Drawing immense wealth from the Permian Basin, the… May 22, 2025
Many on Navajo Nation blindsided by hydrogen pipeline change Pipeline company touts helping the nation; letter writing campaign raises questions. Critic says, “Just pipe the natural gas” May 15, 2025
State water quality board backs off controversial oil and gas project discharges Vote followed opposition from environmentalists, Democratic lawmakers May 14, 2025
White House to reverse rule promoting conservation on BLM land Public Lands Act put restoration on equal footing with ranching and drilling April 21, 2025
Bill increasing royalty rates on top producing oil and gas leases heads to governor’s desk Opponents say legislation could hurt industry, state revenues March 21, 2025
Strategic Water Supply slides over to Senate Senate Conservation to take up the bill in a Saturday hearing March 13, 2025
This ‘Dune’ isn’t fiction It's the longest conveyer belt in the U.S. and its moving sand in Texas and New Mexico March 12, 2025
Trump picks oil and gas advocate from Colorado to lead Bureau of Land Management Kathleen Sgamma now leads Denver-based trade group Western Energy Alliance February 13, 2025
