Led by incremental growth in the Appalachian Basin, major Lower 48 drilling regions are set to raise natural gas output by more than 500,000 MMcf/d in April, according to updated modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Total natural gas production from seven key U.S. regions will grow by 594 MMcf/d month/month to reach an estimated 92.326 Bcf/d in April, EIA said Monday in the latest iteration of its monthly Drilling Productivity Report (DPR).

At 186 MMcf/d, Appalachia is projected to post the largest gain for the period among the seven onshore drilling regions, a group that also includes the Anadarko and Permian basins, as well as the Bakken, Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Niobrara formations.

The Haynesville (up 173 MMcf/d), Permian (up 120 MMcf/d) and Eagle...