Two New Mexico Counties Among Top Oil Producers

Two New Mexico Counties Among Top Oil Producers
Oil derricks at the Chevron Oil Field in Bakersfield, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2016. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
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HOBBS, N.M.—Two New Mexico counties remain among the top oil-producing counties in the U.S., according to new federal numbers.

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that Lea County was the No. 2 oil-producing county in January behind North Dakota’s McKenzie County, The Hobbs News-Sun reported.