by Joey Keefe | Jul 16, 2025 | News
By Megan Gleason | Albuquerque JournalJuly 16, 2025 New Mexico’s largest permanent fund and educational endowment got tens of millions of dollars more in revenue than usual this month. The State Land Office on Tuesday announced $56.4 million in revenue generated from...
by Joey Keefe | Jul 15, 2025 | News
By Kevin Hendricks | New Mexico Political ReportJuly 15, 2025 The New Mexico State Land Office has announced a historic achievement, auctioning oil and gas leases at a new 25% royalty rate for the first time, a change championed by Commissioner of Public Lands...
by Joey Keefe | Jul 15, 2025 | News
By Carol Clark | Los Alamos Daily PostJuly 15, 2025 SANTA FE – For the first time, the New Mexico State Land Office has auctioned oil and gas leases at a 25% royalty rate after a new state law backed by Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard kicked in....
by Joey Keefe | Jul 13, 2025 | News
By Megan Gleason | Albuquerque JournalJuly 13, 2025 A connection to public land and an employee-prioritized workplace is what compels staff to join and stay at the New Mexico State Land Office. The public agency is ranked No. 3 in the midsize category of Top...
by Joey Keefe | Feb 7, 2025 | News
By Cooper Metts | Albuquerque Business First The New Mexico State Land Office signed an agreement last year that could lead to one of the largest land exchanges in New Mexican history. The land office signed an agreement to initiate an exchange with the Bureau of...
by Joey Keefe | Feb 7, 2025 | News
Oil and gas royalty rates could increase in premium parcels on state trust lands in the Permian Basin, if state legislation passes. SB 23, which cleared its first committee on Thursday, would increase the rates oil and gas producers pay to extract oil from the top...
