US oil production set to hit 12.32mbpd in 2019

The United States crude oil production is predicted to rise 1.36 million barrels per day (mbpd) to 12.32 million bpd in 2019, 140,000 bpd less than previously forecast, according to a monthly Energy Department reports.

In 2020, U.S. crude production is expected to rise 94,000 bpd, 1,000 bpd more than previously forecast, the report from the Energy International Agency (EIA), the statistical arm of the Energy Department, said.

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Despite the slowdown this year, the agency expects U.S. output to continue to set new records in 2019 and 2020, culminating with average production of 13.5 million bpd by the end of 2020, EIA Administrator Dr Linda Capuano said after the data was released.

Booming U.S. output, largely due to onshore growth from fracking and horizontal drilling, has boosted the country to be the world’s top crude producer, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Production gains in 2019 and 2020 will largely be driven by onshore output, with growth in the offshore Gulf of Mexico expected at 190,000 bpd in 2019 and 130,000 bpd in 2020.

David Olagunju

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