Domestic oil production jumped back to the 2022 peak level as OPEC and its allies affirmed plans to slash production through the end of the year as fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s pandemic woes continued to roil global markets. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday output for the period ended…
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U.S. Oil Production Flat as IEA Chief Warns of Tight Supplies, ‘First Truly Global Energy Crisis’
Domestic crude production held even last week as demand dipped slightly and inventories edged up, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies kept output for the week ended Oct. 21 at 12.0 million b/d, flat with the prior week and roughly in line with the level maintained through…

U.S. Crude Production Falls Again While Demand Rebounds; Inventories Decline
Oil output in the United States declined for a second consecutive week, dashing hopes that production would keep pace with summer demand and ease pressure on inventories and prices. After climbing to a 2022 high of 12.1 million b/d in June, U.S. output fell to 11.9 million b/d for the period ended July 15. That…

Domestic Crude Output Holds at 2022 Pinnacle as Demand Increases; OPEC Leader Dies
U.S. oil production last week held at a high point for the year as overall petroleum demand increased, led by consumption of travel fuels, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday. Producers pumped 12.1 million b/d for the week ended July 1, according to the EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report. That continued the pace…

U.S. Oil Production Hits New 2022 Peak, but More Runway Ahead for Growth
Domestic crude output reached a new high for the year as producers continue to gradually ramp up to meet summer demand, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday. Production climbed to 12.1 million b/d for the week ended June 24, up 100,000 b/d week/week, according to the EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WSPR). Exploration…

U.S. Oil Output Climbs Ahead of Biden’s Call for Action to Curb Energy Inflation
Crude output ticked up last week, reaching a new 2022 peak ahead of President Biden’s latest call for U.S. producers to boost activity in the face of soaring prices. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday output climbed to 12.0 million b/d for the week ended June 10, up 100,000 b/d week/week. It marked…

U.S. Crude Production Holds at Elevated Levels as Summer Demand Looms Large
American crude producers last week held output at the high point for the year. Demand for petroleum products was flat from the prior week amid soaring prices, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday, but consumption is expected to mount this summer. U.S. oil production totaled 11.9 million b/d for the week ended May…

Domestic Oil Production, Demand Climb in Tandem as Summer Travel Nears
U.S. producers boosted output back up to the 2022 peak, but domestic demand also accelerated last week and is expected to continue climbing as Americans increase travel during the summer months. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday production for the period ended May 13 totaled 11.9 million b/d, up by 100,000 b/d from…

U.S. Oil Output Holds at 2022 High as Demand Climbs Back
For all the fear of lofty prices curbing demand, U.S. consumption of petroleum products rebounded for the week ended April 22 and producers maintained output at elevated levels by pandemic-era standards, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. Demand climbed 4% week/week to 19.8 million b/d. It marked the second consecutive weekly gain after…

U.S. Oil Production Rises, Matching Pandemic High
Domestic crude oil production edged upward last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday. For the week ending April 1, U.S. crude oil production increased by 100,000 b/d to 11.8 million b/d, according to EIA’s latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report It was yet another weekly uptick in domestic oil output after spending February…