According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the largest shale basin in America, the Permian is expected to produce a record 5.408 billion barrels per day by next month. Production will rise by 79,000 bpd.
The EIA released Monday’s latest drilling productivity report, indicating that total production from all big shale basins of the country will rise to 9.049 Million bpd in September. This represents a 141,000-bpd increase in production.
American shale hasn’t seen such activity since the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to EIA production will see the largest increases outside of the Permian Basin in Texas’ Eagle Ford. Production is expected to rise to a 1.230million bpd next year, which represents a 26,000-bpd jump.
The Bakken is next, which crosses North Dakota and Montana with a projected rise of 21,000 bpd.
The September record for natural gas production will be set at nearly 94 billion cubic yards per day.
The Permian continues its outperformance.
Five natural gas pipeline projects were announced by a group of developers and contractors, which would increase the basin’s takeaway capacity to 4.18 billion cubic yards per day over the next two years. If the schedule is not cancelled, it will be the fifth pipeline project.
The Baker Hughes rig count on Friday shows that there were 763 active drilling rigs in America, down 1 from the previous week. However, this number is still 262 more than the 2021 time.
The EIA’s most recent short-term outlook for energy projects forecasted an 800,000 boepd increase in U.S. production by next year.
