U.S. oil production for the week ended April 15 climbed to 11.9 million b/d, setting a new highpoint for the year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

That marked a 100,000 b/d increase from the prior week and a notable bump from the level maintained through much of the first quarter, EIA’s latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report showed. Domestic output had held around 11.6 million b/d through most of February and March.

American shale producers have been under pressure to increase output to keep pace with demand and offset cuts to global supplies amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The United States banned Russian energy imports in protest of the war, while a host of Western countries have levied financial sanctions against the Kremlin. These have...