Gas And Oil

U.S. drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday season

This holiday season, many U.S. drivers are getting the gift of lower gas prices. According to data from motor club AAA, December has been the cheapest month for prices at the pump this year....

DATE: Dec 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Business

Trump’s push to make oil drilling cheap again squeezes some states more than others

SANTA FE, N.M. – A Republican push to make drilling cheaper on federal land is creating new fiscal pressure for states that depend on oil and gas revenue, most notably in New Mexico as it ex...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Hissing gas well near Hesperus finally gets Colorado’s attention

Department of Natural Resources expected to visit site this month

DATE: Dec 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA increases oversight of gasoline spill south of Durango

Southern Ute Indian Tribe raised concerns about Enterprise’s handling of cleanup

DATE: Nov 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Company buys out homeowners after 97,000-gallon fuel spill near Durango

Some residents say Enterprise not being held accountable for gasoline leak

DATE: Nov 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Orphaned wells are ticking time bombs. In La Plata County, most have been defused

Colorado’s decade-long push to mitigate abandoned oil and gas sites has set a national standard, state officials say

DATE: Nov 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former New Mexico lawmaker nominated to lead Bureau of Land Management

The agency manages about 10% of land in the U.S.

DATE: Nov 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

New Mexico’s billion-dollar oil field orphans

Recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years

DATE: Sep 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New state grant for plugging oil and gas wells will help close Colorado’s budget hole

Closures will save money on regulation, environmental costs and help soften blow of federal funding cuts

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Marginal gas wells to be plugged throughout Colorado

State grant will reimburse operators for costs

DATE: Aug 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

$21.5 million worth of oil leases around Durango subject to foreclosure

Gas company failed to pay off debt to Texas-based real estate group

DATE: Aug 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Groundwater remediation underway at Hermosa Speedway

Nearby drinking water not threatened, officials say

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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