Over the course of the last two weeks, oil prices have hit above $80 a barrel, a far cry from the negative territory where oil was selling nearly a year and a half ago. The seven year high is being driven by a resurgence in demand around the world as economies recover from COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns and OPEC keeping …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor addressed oil and gas in a speech acknowledging her state’s reliance on fossil fuel mining revenues while pledging to enforce pro-environment regulations. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham thanked 300 attendees of the New Mexico Oil And Gas Association meeting on Monday for their contributions to the economy and tax revenues that form …