U.S. Energy Secretary Wright says New Mexico has ‘room to grow’ amid oil, gas boom

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright says New Mexico has ‘room to grow’ amid oil, gas boom

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks with Mewbourne Oil Company CEO Ken Waits on Aug. 18, 2026, during a visit to a Mewbourne oil production facility in Hobbs, New Mexico, as part of his “Great American Energy Comeback Tour.” (Patrick Lohmann/Source NM)During a visit to Hobbs on Tuesday, United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that New Mexico, already the nation’s second highest oil-producing state, still has even more to offer as …