XTO Energy cancels plans for Eddy County oil and gas plant, group points to air pollution
A major oil and gas producer in the Permian Basin withdrew its application for a permit to construct and operate a natural gas facility in Eddy County, citing future infrastructure plans in the area.
XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil withdrew the permit application in an Aug. 31 letter to the New Mexico Environment Department.
The air quality permit application was filed by the company on Oct. 24, 2019 and was received by NMED five days later, records show.
The application was for two facilities known as the Husky Gas Plant and Central Delivery Point planned to operate in Eddy County about 14 miles northeast of Loving, which would have had capacity to process about 200,000 barrels per day of oil stabilization, along with natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL).
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