Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Drilling company drops suit against Rio Arriba County

Phaedra HaywoodThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it | The New Mexican

"Rio Arriba County is no longer being sued over its four-month moratorium on oil and gas drilling.

Approach Resources Inc. — the parent company of Approach Operating LLC — said in a statement Tuesday that it was withdrawing its lawsuit against the northwestern county.

The company — which owns the mineral-rights leases on 90,000 acres in Rio Arriba County — filed the suit that said the state, not individual counties, regulate the oil and gas industry." More>>>>

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