Legislation supported by the State Land Office to increase the royalty rates on New Mexico state lands passed the Senate Conservation Committee this week, the first in its path to the senate floor.

The National Park Conservation Association has identified 13 national monuments it considers at risk after a recent Interior Department order.

As the mayor of Hobbs, I see firsthand the benefits the oil and gas industry contributes to Lea County and the entire state.

Prairie Operating said the acquisition substantially increases its in oil-weighted production and provides immediate scale ...

A committee vote of 5-3 on oil and gas legislation came down to what legislators thought was the right thing for New Mexicans as well as the industry that funds more than a third of the state's budget ...

State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard is optimistic her yearslong effort to raise New Mexico’s oil and gas royalty ...