After increasing the state’s royalty rate to 25% on some activities in the Permian Basin, New Mexico announced the largest total in revenue for its permanent fund and educational endowment.
The State Land Office said this week it had $56.4 million in revenue from its July oil and gas leases and it was a record. The previous record was $43 million in the fall of 2018.
The Albuquerque Journal reported July was also the first month the Land Office could put the 25% royalty rate into effect after it had been 20% for several years.
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