Norwegian state player Equinor ASA logged lower overall U.S. oil and natural gas production in 2Q2021 primarily because of its recent Bakken Shale exit, but that decline was offset by growth in the gassy Marcellus Shale.

Average daily equity production of liquids and gas was 391,000 boe/d in 2Q2021 compared with 405,000 boe/d in the same period a year ago. In addition to the Bakken divestment, the lower production figure was driven by “slightly lower” U.S. offshore production because of natural declines in the Gulf of Mexico. 

In the Marcellus, Equinor recorded an average 255,300 boe/d in 2Q2021, compared with 210,700 in the same period one year ago. However, the latest figure was still down from 1Q2021 production of 258,700 boe/d.

Overall U.S. equity liquids production...