US Crude Oil Production Hits Record 13.47 Million BPD in April, EIA Reports

US Crude Oil Output Hits Record in April, EIA Data Shows

NEW YORK – U.S. crude oil production reached a record 13.47 million barrels per day (bpd) in April, up from 13.45 million bpd in March, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) as part of its Petroleum Supply Monthly series. The EIA had previously estimated U.S. oil output at 13.49 million bpd in March.

Crude oil production in Texas, the top-producing state, rose 1.8% to 5.77 million bpd, the highest since November. In New Mexico, the second-largest producer, output decreased by 3.4% month-over-month to 2.19 million bpd.

Total U.S. petroleum product supplied, the EIA’s measure of demand, increased by 263,000 bpd month-over-month to 20.21 million bpd in April. Gasoline demand rose 145,000 bpd to 8.91 million bpd in April, the highest since October. Meanwhile, demand for distillate fuels, which include diesel and heating oil, edged lower marginally to 3.88 million bpd in April from 3.89 million bpd in March.

Gross natural gas production in the U.S. lower 48 states rose to a record 120.31 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in April, up from the prior all-time high of 120.28 bcfd in March, according to the agency’s 914 production report. In top gas-producing states, monthly output in April rose by 1.2% to a record 37 bcfd in Texas, while Pennsylvania reported a 0.5% decline to 21.12 bcfd. The prior record for Texas was 36.56 bcfd in March.