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July 28, 2025
Crude oil production from onshore federal lands has increased in recent years as a result of significant growth in drilling activity and operations. According to data collected by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resources Revenue, onshore crude oil production from federal lands reached 1.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2024, a record high. Most of this growth was in New Mexico from crude oil produced from federal lands in the Permian Basin.
Increases in crude oil production from federal lands in New Mexico are attributable to multiyear increases in the number of leases, drilling permits approvals, and well bore starts. Based on Bureau of Land Management data for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, activity in New Mexico accounted for the majority of drilling permits approved and well
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