Will New Mexico’s Next Governor Kill The State’s Golden Goose?

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

A fairly amazing story rose to my attention this week when the American Petroleum Institute (API ) noted in an X post that two counties in southeastern New Mexico—Lea and Eddy—now account for 78 percent of oil produced…

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