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 on U.S. onshore federal lands. It’s a stunning, unprecedented dominance by such a compact land footprint.
Read Full Article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/07/opinion-new-mexico-oil-gas-lease-delaware-basin-david-blackmon/
