Posted on 10/28/2015 11:26:10 PM PDT by brownwill6767
New Mexicoâs oil and gas industry may be in the doldrums now, but state and economic development officials are laying the groundwork for a rapid comeback when markets improve.
Gov. Susana Martinez released a new energy plan for New Mexico in September that calls for broad infrastructure development in the stateâs Permian Basin in the southeast and the San Juan Basin in the northwest to facilitate oil and gas development. That includes road improvements, new pipelines to transport crude and natural gas, and possibly a new 100-mile rail line running from Interstate 40 in Gallup to Farmington. It also calls for state efforts to encourage natural gas exports to Mexico, with new pipelines to move fuel to the industrial zone in Santa Teresa along the border for shipment southward.
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FINE: Exports a priority for development FINE: Exports a priority for development âItâs based on recognition and support of the oil and gas industry as the core of the energy sector in New Mexico,â said Fine, who served as project leader for developing the state plan. âThe policy helps prepare us for future recovery in the fuel price cycle, which will come back in a few years.â
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