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News & Insights
January 2021
Hart Energy
However, where it does hit, the order has the potential to hit hard.
“Some states, including Wyoming and New Mexico, where the U.S. government owns significant prospective acreage, will be deeply affected,” Kip Hunter, a partner/shareholder at the Hall Estill law firm, said in an email to Hart Energy. “And that impact will, of course, translate directly into a material diminution of related tax revenue which some estimate exceeded $6 billion in the past fiscal year.”