Natural gas production in Mexico continued its winning streak in September, according to the latest statistics from upstream regulator Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH).

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Gas production hit 4.180 Bcf/d during the month, compared to 4.060 Bcf/d in August and 3.894 Bcf/d in September of last year.

Natural gas production has seen a consistent rise this year, leading to a slight but noticeable drop in pipeline imports from the United States. Imported natural gas supplied 83% of Mexico’s demand in July, excluding gas produced and consumed by Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), according to CNH. This is down from 92% in July 2021, and the lowest figure so far in 2022.

Production is being led by onshore areas in the southeast that the government has deemed “priority fields.”