Trump declares oil prices too high, blames OPEC WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is declaring that oil prices are too high and blaming a coalition of countries that control a significant portion of the world’s supply of crude petroleum. Trump tweeted on Wednesday: “Oil prices are too high, OPEC is at it again. Not good!” OPEC is the Organization …

More Lea residents going to work Lea County’s unemployment rate hit a five-year low last month, according to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. Not since April 2013 has the unemployment rate been 3.7 percent. That’s not the lowest ever, since the average for 2007 was 2.5 percent, but it’s a lot better than June 2016 when the unemployment …

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods Highlights Growth Plans and Advances in Lower-Carbon Solutions DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 30, 2018–ExxonMobil plans to more than double earnings potential by 2025 while addressing the risks of climate change through continued research into breakthrough lower-carbon technologies, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods told shareholders during the company’s annual meeting today. Meeting the world’s growing energy needs …

Chase Energy Services expanding ARTESIA (PRNewswire) — Chase Energy Services officials announced plans to expand Chase Energy Services (CES) further into the Permian Basin by adding a Midland District during the second half of 2018. CES leadership made the decision at customers’ requests after almost doubling the customer base in 2017. Chase Energy Services now is one of the largest privately held …

Phillips 66 partners to construct West Texas oil pipeline system HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr 24, 2018–Phillips 66 Partners (NYSE: PSXP) announced that it has received sufficient binding commitments on an initial open season to proceed with construction of the Gray Oak Pipeline system.The Gray Oak Pipeline will provide crude oil transportation from West Texas to destinations in the Corpus Christi and Sweeny/Freeport …

RA&J Office Works cuts ribbon In the company of about 30 well wishers, Rosa Molina cut the ribbon Friday to her new business. RA&J Office Works, located in the Michigan Plaza, 726 E. Michigan Dr., Suite 401, primarily deals with Department of Transportation regulations and tax services. Representatives of the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce, the Hobbs Hispano Chamber of Commerce, the …

What Facebook’s privacy policy allows may surprise you By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To get an idea of the data Facebook collects about you, just ask for it. You’ll get a file with every photo and comment you’ve posted, all the ads you’ve clicked on, stuff you’ve liked and searched for and everyone you’ve friended — …

Troubled $25 billion nuclear project gets OK to continue ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s utility regulators are allowing construction to continue on two new nuclear reactors, despite massive cost overruns for the multi-billion-dollar project. Thursday’s decision by the state’s Public Service Commission will shape the future of the nation’s nuclear industry, partly because the reactors at Plant Vogtle were the first …

When business is good in one place, maybe it’s a great time to expand. In the same location as the former Tea Room adjacent to Kountry Korral, the Hobbs Outlaw Grill at 521 W. Navajo promises to be just as great a place to have lunch or dinner as the original Outlaw Grill in Eunice. Owner Johnny Robertson, who first …

The McDonald’s in north Hobbs is undergoing an exterior remodel, which is planned to be completed in mid-December. Kenny Fadke, Hobbs and Lovington McDonald’s owner operator, said McDonald’s located at 3726 N Lovington Highway, near Walmart, began its exterior remodel Monday. “This is the final phase of a five-year remodel process,” Fadke said. In 2012, a side-by-side drive thru was …