Led by incremental growth from the Haynesville Shale, natural gas production from seven key Lower 48 regions is poised to climb above 97 Bcf/d in May, updated projections from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show.

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In its latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), published Monday, EIA said it expects combined output from seven major U.S. onshore producing regions to increase by 332 MMcf/d from April to May to reach 97,167 MMcf/d. 

Alongside the Haynesville, EIA’s DPR also models production trends in the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian Basins, as well as in the Bakken, Eagle Ford and Niobrara shales.

Among the seven plays, the Haynesville will see the largest sequential increase from April to May at 94 MMcf/d. Month/month gains will also come from the Permian...