A recent auction for oil and gas drilling rights on federal lands in New Mexico and Texas raised a record $4 billion in bids. This sale, covering 33,530 acres primarily in the Permian basin, surpassed the previous record of $972 million set in 2018. The highest bid for a single parcel reached $405.8 million for 1,280 acres in Lea County.
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