New Mexico’s oil industry faces more uncertainty after oil prices plummet nearly 300%

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Crude oil prices in the U.S. dropped by almost 300% Monday to turn negative. What that means is producers would be paying buyers to take oil off their hands.  In New Mexico, the oil and natural gas industry account for about one third of the state’s general fund revenues.

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