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The Permian Basin: America’s Strategic Oilfield and the Closest Thing to a National Energy Asset

May 6, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – No oilfield on earth better illustrates the intersection of geology, law, capital markets, technology, and geopolitics than the Permian Basin. Spanning West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the Permian today produces more crude oil than any basin in the world, exceeding the output of most OPEC member states and rivaling entire nations.

Matador grows Delaware basin position, reports improved well performance

January 27, 2026

(World Oil) – Matador Resources Company said it increased its oil hedging coverage, expanded its Delaware basin acreage position and reported improved well performance from recent development activity in Lea County, New Mexico. The company now has approximately 35%–40% of its expected 2026 oil production hedged using costless collars, with a weighted-average floor price of about $52/bbl and a ceiling near

New Mexico studies oil drilling restrictions that would hit output, revenue

October 25, 2024

(Investing) – NEW YORK – New Mexico, the second-largest oil-producing state in the U.S., is studying new restrictions on drilling that would hit up to 5.4% of its future crude output and result in billions of dollars in lost revenue, the state’s chief economist said this week in a report. The study examined proposed setbacks – or restrictions on how close

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Hilcorp fined $9.4M in first settlement for fracing violations under new standards

October 21, 2024

(World Oil) – Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty for failing to reduce emissions of methane and volatile gases in New Mexico. It’s the first settlement to address violations from fracing under the Clean Air Act’s New Source Performance Standards, the Department of Justice and Environmental

Exclusive: Ring Energy at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference 2024

August 29, 2024

Oil and Gas 360 Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference and the Energy Transition and Emerging Technologies Series presenter replays for a limited time. Ring Energy, Inc. is a growth-oriented, independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. It is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of high-quality, oil and liquids

Permian, Bakken drilling rigs spur “record” U.S. oil production forecast on longer laterals

August 29, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – Oil rigs in the Permian and Bakken basins of the U.S. are producing at the most efficient rates in about 13 years, leading Macquarie Group analysts to predict the country’s crude production will top most consensus views. Rigs in the Midland basin of Texas and New Mexico drilled an average of 47 miles of horizontal lateral

New Mexico struggles to balance oil output boom with climate goals

June 20, 2024

Oil Price The second-largest oil-producing U.S. state, New Mexico, has seen record oil and gas output and revenues in recent years on the back of the booming activity in the Permian, the top U.S. shale field. New Mexico has driven the Permian’s oil production growth over the past two years. For example, two counties in the southeastern corner of the state, Lea

Court allows New Mexico oil pollution lawsuit to move ahead

June 11, 2024

Oil Price A district court in New Mexico has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against the state’s governor, legislature, and agencies for failing to uphold their state constitutional duty to protect against pollution from oil and gas drilling. The lawsuit, Atencio v. State, was filed by indigenous and environmental groups in 2023, claiming that the state of New Mexico and other

Shale CEOs hesitant to begin new Permian drilling campaigns due to political uncertainty, Dallas Fed says

March 27, 2024

World Oil (Bloomberg) – U.S. oil prices are more than high enough to make drilling new wells profitable, but some shale bosses say they’re hesitant because of political and regulatory “uncertainty” that won’t be settled until the November election, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. “Until the next administration is decided, we’re in a state of flux when

Oil and gas production decreased in the first quarter – Dallas Fed

March 27, 2024

BOE Report Oil and gas production in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico decreased in the first quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said on Wednesday in its quarterly survey of energy activity. The survey of executives at 147 energy firms suggested a small decline in production. A natural gas production index also turned negative and oilfield services

New Mexico accounted for 50% of U.S. oil production growth in 2022

May 19, 2023

Oil Price New Mexico, home to part of the Permian basin, saw the highest crude oil production growth of any U.S. state last year, with output gains of 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) accounting for half of America’s oil production increase, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Thursday. Total U.S. crude oil production increased by 600,000 bpd in

New Mexico will overtake Mexico’s crude oil output this month

December 7, 2022

Oil Price New Mexico is set to overtake Mexico’s crude oil production in the current month. That’s what commodity analysts at Standard Chartered have projected in a new report obtained by Oilprice.com, with New Mexico’s production in September just 74,000 barrels per day less than Mexico’s. “The surge in New Mexico’s output is centered on two counties, Lea and

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