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US expects record domestic oil production in 2019, 2020

By Hobbs News-Sun
February 13, 2019
in :  National/World News
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US expects record domestic oil production in 2019, 2020 By DAVID KOENIG ,  AP Business Writer The United States expects domestic oil production to reach new heights this year and next, and that prices — for both crude and gasoline — will be lower than they were in 2018. Government forecasters are sticking to their forecast that the United States …

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Local News

Oilfield penalties could increase by 1,400 percent

By Hobbs News-Sun
February 1, 2019
in :  Local News
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Oil and gas companies face a 1,400 percent increase in the penalty cap for violations of state oil conservation rules if Senate Bill 186 becomes law. Sponsored by Sen. Richard C. Martinez, D-Espanola, and Rep. Matthew McQueen, D-Santa Fe, the bill calls for increasing a maximum of $1,000 per day to a maximum of $15,000 per day for violation of …

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Local News

State Land Commissioner seeks higher cap on oil royalties

By Hobbs News-Sun
January 9, 2019
in :  Local News
557

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard says she is working on a bill with state lawmakers to allow higher royalty rates for oil and natural gas production on state trust land. Garcia Richards said Tuesday that she wants New Mexico to raise its royalty cap to 25 percent on future leases to match Texas. …

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Business

Oil producers join forces and cut production again

By Hobbs News-Sun
December 7, 2018
in :  Business
908

VIENNA (AP) — Oil prices spiked sharply higher Friday as major oil producers, including the OPEC cartel, agreed to cut global oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day to reduce oversupply. Following two days of meetings, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries that includes the likes of Saudi Arabia and Iraq said they would cut 800,000 barrels per …

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Business

Oil prices perk up on trade truce, possible OPEC decision

By Hobbs News-Sun
December 4, 2018
in :  Business
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A rally in oil prices after a two-month slide indicates traders are betting that OPEC and its allies including Russia will agree to produce less crude. Representatives of oil-producing nations will hold a highly anticipated meeting Thursday in Vienna, with analysts predicting that they will agree on a cut of at least 1 million barrels a day in an effort …

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Business

OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production

By Hobbs News-Sun
September 24, 2018
in :  Business
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OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A meeting of OPEC and its allies ended without any decision to further increase oil output despite President Donald Trump’s call for lower prices. Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries met on Sunday in Algiers with non-members including Russia. The committee said in a …

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Business

Judge orders US to revive public role in energy lease sales

By Hobbs News-Sun
September 24, 2018
in :  Business
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of public participation opportunities in oil and gas lease sales in Western states that were largely eliminated by the Trump administration to speed up sales. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald Bush in a Friday ruling sided with environmentalists who sued in April out of concerns that upcoming sales could harm …

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Local News

No oil bust in sight for booming Permian Basin

By Hobbs News-Sun
August 9, 2018
in :  Local News
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No oil bust in sight for booming Permian Basin At least for the foreseeable future, the series of oilfield boom/bust cycles is over, according to an industry expert speaking in Hobbs to the New Mexico Association of Counties board of directors last week. Ryan Flynn, executive director of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, said oil and gas industry …

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Local News

New Mexico, Texas oil boom sparks electricity demand surge

By Hobbs News-Sun
August 1, 2018
in :  Local News
2,576

New Mexico, Texas oil boom sparks electricity demand surge ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Electricity demand on Xcel Energy’s grid is reaching all-time records thanks to the oil and gas boom in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. Xcel Energy New Mexico and Texas president David Hudson says oil and gas production in the Permian Basin is driving accelerated load growth …

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National/World News

Exxon profit surges, just not enough

By Hobbs News-Sun
July 27, 2018
in :  National/World News
1,882

Exxon profit surges, just not enough By DAVID KOENIG, AP Business Writer DALLAS (AP) — Rising oil prices pushed second-quarter profit at Exxon Mobil Corp. up 18 percent to $3.95 billion, but the results Friday fell short of Wall Street expectations, and the shares fell in morning trading. The price of benchmark international crude is up more than 50 percent from …

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