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Five facilities run by Austin, Texas-based company Ameredev extracted oil and gas without any way to transport the products to a midstream pipeline, New Mexico's Environment Department alleges

State agencies fined a Texas-based oil and gas company operating in the Permian Basin more than $40 million for alleged violations of air quality regulations. Ameredev II, LLC and Ameredev Operating, LLC allegedly released “significant excess emissions of five regulated air pollutants from five facilities in Lea County,” according to a press release from the […]

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Ameredev must respond to the agencys order and pay the penalty within 30 days or request a hearing.

The New Mexico Environment Department announced a $40.3 million penalty against Austin, Texas-based Ameredev.

Regulators in New Mexico fined a Texas-based oil company over $40 million for burning large amounts of natural gas. The burning caused excessive emissions.

"New Mexico oilfield and air quality regulators on Thursday announced unprecedented state fines against a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer on accusations that the company flouted local pollution reporting and control requirements by burning off vast amounts of natural gas in a prolific energy-production zone in the southeast of the state."

New Mexico regulators have imposed a fine exceeding $40 million on Texas-based oil and gas company Ameredev for serious violations of emission standards and air quality rules.

Official says, "They simply were not following what they had represented in their permits."

AP – New Mexico oilfield and air quality regulators on Thursday announced unprecedented state fines against a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer on accusations that the company flouted local pollution reporting and control requirements by burning off vast amounts of natural gas in a prolific energy-production zone in the southeast of the state. The […]