Natural gas production growth from seven key Lower 48 regions will slow — but not stall — from May to June, adding 256 MMcf/d sequentially to crest the 97 Bcf/d mark, updating modeling from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.

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EIA’s latest projections, published in its Drilling Productivity Report Monday, reflect a reduced sequential natural gas production growth rate when compared to previous modeling from the agency.

In the month-earlier period, EIA modeled natural gas production growth of 332 MMcf/d from April to May from the seven plays tracked in the report. The month before that, the DPR had modeled growth of 420 MMcf/d from March to April.

EIA’s DPR analyzes production trends in the Anadarko, Appalachia and Permian basins, as well as in the...