据路透社报道，在过去四年中，美国新墨西哥州的原油产量翻了一番还多，增长了一倍多，成为美国第三大产油州，但明年1月份，该州领导层改为民主党，石油行业高管们担心将出现更严厉的监管措施。
即将上任的新墨西哥州州长Michelle Lujan Grisham和州土地专员Stephanie Garcia Richard计划限制在该州土地上（钻探人员计划开采淡水蓄水层）的新租赁，新一届政府还承诺打击甲烷（这是一种在石油生产过程中经常燃烧的潜在温室气体，也可能因设备故障而泄漏到大气中）。
在新墨西哥州拥有个人能源股份的德州石油高管Phil Buch表示：“新一届州政府可能会让运营商在新墨西哥州赚取更大的利润，但肯定还有额外的风险。"
近十年来，钻井技术的进步极大地提高了美国的石油产量。截至9月份，该国原油产量飙升至创纪录的每天1150万桶。
然而，由于世界各地的活动人士向政府施压，要求限制导致全球变暖的二氧化碳和其他温室气体的排放，对钻探的反对也在增加。在北美，越来越多的人抗议管道建设，而在许多西方国家，遏制化石燃料的措施也已成为了政党选举中的主要拉票点。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
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New Mexico oil producers brace for tighter regulation as output jumps
Crude oil output has more than doubled in New Mexico over the last four years, making it the No. 3 producer among U.S. states, but a January change in state leadership to Democratic control has industry executives fearing tougher regulations are coming.
Incoming New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and state land commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard plan to limit new leasing “They could make it much harder for operators to make a good profit in New Mexico,” said Phil Buch, a Texas oil executive with personal energy holdings in New Mexico. “There’s definitely an added risk there.”
Advancements in drilling technology over the last decade or so have boosted U.S. oil production dramatically. The country’s crude output surged to a record 11.5 million barrels per day (bpd) as of September.
However, opposition to drilling has also grown as activists around the world have pressured governments to limit emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. In North America, there have been growing protests against pipeline construction and measures to curb fossil fuels have made their way to the ballot box in many western states.
