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New Mexico production

New Mexico's Oil Boom: The Delaware Basin

New Mexico is in the middle of an oil boom. The state produces about 1.8 million barrels of oil every day. That makes New Mexico the second-largest oil-producing state in the country, behind only Texa…

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