Oil and gas industry in New Mexico says the Democrats plan to ban fracking would be devastating

 

You think the jobless lines in New Mexico’s oil and gas industry are long now?  Some industry people contend those lines would be nothing compared to those that might happen if Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden and his vice presidential running mate Sen. Kamala Harris get their wish to ban fracking.

It’s the claim of oil and gas industry groups and workers in the state where the Permian Basin oil production has fed billions into the state government. One leader says a ban on hydraulic fracturing would nearly destroy the state’s economy.

The claim comes from the industry-advocacy group Power the Future whose western states director Larry Behrens says such a ban would be “devastating” to New Mexico. He claims such a ban would risk more than 100,000 jobs and billions in revenue for New Mexico schools, its infrastructure and public safety.

Click here to read the story in the Carlsbad Current-Argus.