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State Land Office Hearing This Friday, June 12 Regarding Rule Change to Allow Temporary Shut-In of Oil Wells
Stephanie Garcia Richard, Commissioner of Public Lands State of New Mexico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2020 Contact: Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications 505.470.2965 aposs@slo.state.nm.us State Land Office Hearing This Friday, June 12 Regarding...
Commissioner Garcia Richard Approves Western Spirit Wind Development
Stephanie Garcia Richard, Land Commissioner State of New Mexico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2020 Contact: Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications 505.470.2965 aposs@slo.state.nm.us Commissioner Garcia Richard Approves Western Spirit Wind Development...
Avangrid Renewables Breaks Ground on 35,000 Acres of State Trust Land At La Joya Wind Farm
Stephanie Garcia Richard, Land CommissionerState of New Mexico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2020 Contact:Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications 505.470.2965 aposs@slo.state.nm.us Morgan Pitts, Communications Manager Avangrid Renewables 503.933.8907...
Notice of Rulemaking – Hearing Regarding Oil Well Shut-In
Contact: Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications, aposs@slo.state.nm.us The State Land Office will hold a tele-hearing to discuss consideration of temporary change to rule 19.2.100.71 and to hear testimony from the public: TEMPORARY SHUT-IN OF OIL WELLS...
Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard Issues Emergency Rule Allowing Operators to Apply for Temporary Shut-In of Oil Wells
Stephanie Garcia Richard, Land Commissioner State of New Mexico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2020 Contact: Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications 505.470.2965 aposs@slo.state.nm.us Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard Issues Emergency Rule Allowing...
State Land Office Initiates Emergency Rulemaking Process to Allow Temporary Shut-In of Oil Wells
Stephanie Garcia Richard, Land Commissioner State of New Mexico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2020 Contact: Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications 505.470.2965 aposs@slo.state.nm.us State Land Office Initiates Emergency Rulemaking Process to Allow...
TEMPORARY SHUT-IN OF OIL WELLS DUE TO SEVERE REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF OIL Tele-Hearing on 4.17.2020
Contact: Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications, aposs@slo.state.nm.us The State Land Office will hold a tele-hearing to discuss consideration of Emergency Rule 19.2100.71 and to hear comments from the public: TEMPORARY SHUT-IN OF OIL WELLS DUE TO SEVERE...
February Monthly Oil and Gas Royalty Revenue Tops $100 Million for First Time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2020 Contact: Angie Poss, Assistant Commissioner of Communications 505.470.2965 aposs@slo.state.nm.us Monthly Oil and Gas Royalty Revenue Tops $100 Million for First Time SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico State Land Office has broken...
Statement from NMSLO Tribal Liaison regarding Pueblo, Tribal visitation during COVID-19 Health Emergency:
Contact: Rachael Lorenzo rlorenzo@slo.state.nm.us. Guwaadtzii ho’baa (hello, everyone!)! We know that these are uncertain times and we are concerned for the health and wellbeing of everyone in the world, especially those who have contracted COVID-19, their loved ones,...
NOTICE REGARDING OIL AND GAS SPECIAL EXCEPTION
DECEMBER 17, 2020 Recognizing that disruptions in oil and gas development logistics still exist due to the ongoing pandemic, the SLO is extending our temporary COVID extension program with the following clarifications: Three month COVID lease extensions are...