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The Permian Basin is the largest oil field on the planet. Tens of thousands of wells dot the 86,000 square landscape that spans West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

New Mexico's oil output has doubled since 2019, making it the second-largest producer in the U.S., behind Texas.

In January 2019 alone, operators in the Permian Basin in New Mexico flared or vented more than 1.9 billion cubic feet of methane. Along with this venting and flaring comes hydrogen sulfide, benzene, ...