New Mexico fines Permian oil driller Ameredev $42M for air pollution
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) issued dual fines on Thursday.
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The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) issued dual fines on Thursday.
(The Center Square) - The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) are taking action against Ameredev II, LLC and Ameredev
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 […]
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.
The environmental department began looking into the facilities in Lea County after citizens expressed concern about flaring at the sites.