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New Mexico’s fossil fuel market finished 2020 in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and historic losses in the value of oil and gas and production levels throughout the state.
After April’s market crash to as low as -$40 per barrel, the lowest price in history, and a dramatic drop in New Mexico’s rig count by more than 60 percent in the months after the pandemic struck the state in March, the late fall and early winter saw some slight rebound.
But the market was still far off from the record-setting, pre-pandemic growth.
More: New Mexico oil and gas industry condemns Deb Haaland nomination as secretary of interior
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As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, environmental groups sought to hold the Biden administration accountable for campaign promises to ban new oil and gas leases on federal land and potentially end the practice of hydraulic fracturing or fracking.
A consortium of organizations, including environmentalists, Native American, religious and business groups submitted text to the Biden administration for an executive order that would cease new fossil fuel leasing on federal land.
Jeremy Nichols, climate and energy program director for New Mexico-based WildEarth Guardians said the move was essential to transitioning the state and nation away from its reliance on oil and gas and toward widespread use of renewable energy.
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Data on oil and gas emissions and other pollutants are now accessible on iPhones and Android devices as state regulators launched a mobile app to make the information more accessible to the public.
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) announced the launch of the mobile app Dec. 15, intending to offer better visualization for operators and the public alike via interactive maps.
The app was developed by EMNRD’s Information Technology Office but will also include data from NMED.
More: Environmental groups call for tougher state methane restrictions on oil and gas operations
New Mexico tracking, reporting oil and gas pollution via mobile app on iPhone, Android [Carlsbad Current-Argus, N.M.]
Data on oil and gas emissions and other pollutants are now accessible on iPhones and Android devices as state regulators launched a mobile app to make the information more accessible to the public.
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) announced the launch of the mobile app Dec. 15, intending to offer better visualization for operators and the public alike via interactive maps.
The app was developed by EMNRD’s Information Technology Office but will also include data from NMED.