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Albuquerque town hall to focus on oil and gas drilling

April 3, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two elected officials in New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area want to talk about oil and gas development and whether there’s a need for an ordinance to govern drilling in the Albuquerque area.

City Councilor and Democratic congressional candidate Pat Davis along with Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins are sponsoring Tuesday’s town hall.

An industry group that represents producers around the state says there’s no interest in the area as no major oil and gas basin exists in Bernalillo County.

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