ExxonMobil Permian Development to Provide $64 Billion in Benefits to New Mexico: Study
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Study evaluates planned development activities over the next 40 years
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Research shows New Mexico to receive an estimated $62 billion in net
fiscal benefits
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Local communities to gain an estimated $1.8 billion in economic growth
ExxonMobil
today said a new study estimates the company’s development of Permian
Basin resources in New Mexico will generate approximately $64 billion in
net economic benefits for the state and local communities over the next
40 years, creating thousands of new jobs and providing increased funding
for education, health and human services and infrastructure improvements.
“The Permian Basin is the engine of America’s energy renaissance and New
Mexico residents will see direct economic benefits and opportunities
from our planned investments,” said Darren W. Woods, chairman and chief
executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation. “We will be a significant,
long-term economic contributor to the state of New Mexico and will work
hard to be a trusted member of the community.”
The state government will receive an estimated $62 billion in net fiscal
benefits, $44 billion of which will come from new leases and royalties,
according to the research. About $8.5 billion will come from state
oil-and-gas severance taxes, said the study which was conducted for
ExxonMobil by Impact
Data Source. The research findings assume an oil price of $40 per
barrel.
From an employment perspective, ExxonMobil’s activities will generate an
average of 4,100 direct job opportunities for New Mexicans per year for
the next 40 years, the study estimates. Over the next 40 years, the
company’s operations are expected to generate a total of approximately
$29 billion in new wages, salaries and benefits.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said the industry is crucial
for residents and expressed optimism about the projections.
“The benefit to this state’s bottom line, as represented by investments
from companies like ExxonMobil, has been enormous,” Gov. Lujan Grisham
said. “My administration has been and will continue to be responsive to
changes in the energy sector and the need for meaningful regulation and
diversification as a means of ensuring a sustainable future – for our
children, their education, the infrastructure that will support our
collective future and more.”
As part of ExxonMobil’s Permian
Basin growth plans, the company plans to expand its operations to
produce more than 1 million oil-equivalent barrels per day as early as
2024. This significant growth will require about $55 billion in capital
expenditures in Eddy and Lea counties, providing significant economic
growth benefits to the state.
Southeastern New Mexico communities where ExxonMobil operates will
receive an estimated $1.8 billion in net tax revenue, said the Impact
Data Source study.
More than 65 percent of those estimated tax revenues will flow to the
state’s general fund.
At current funding levels, those contributions would translate into:
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$6 billion for higher education, which is enough to pay college
tuition for more than 827,000 New Mexico students
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$10 billion for health and human services, which is equal to
the salaries of more than 146,000 nurses
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$18 billion for New Mexico’s public schools, which is equal to
the salary of more than 309,000 elementary school teachers
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$6 billion for other state government services, which is almost
equal to the entire 2018 New Mexico state budget
About ExxonMobil
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company, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world’s growing
energy needs. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading inventory of
resources, is one of the largest refiners and marketers of petroleum
products, and its chemical company is one of the largest in the world.
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events or conditions in this release are forward-looking statements.
Actual future results, including project plans, timing, and costs;
capital expenditures; future production rates and timing; and economic
impacts could differ materially due to changes in market conditions
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and gas; political and regulatory developments, including changes in
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intended, including timely completion of construction projects; the
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