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2024 was a year of notable accomplishments. Check out the highlights of EIA products and programs this year.

Permian

December 23, 2024

Improved efficiency is enabling record U.S. crude oil production from fewer rigs


December 11, 2024

Improving well productivity helps U.S. oil companies increase production at a lower cost


October 31, 2024

Share of natural gas production in U.S. tight oil plays increased over the last decade


September 10, 2024

Natural gas pipeline capacity from the Permian Basin is set to increase


August 21, 2024

Permian production forecast growth driven by well productivity, pipeline capacity


March 27, 2024

U.S. natural gas production grew by 4% in 2023, similar to 2022


March 20, 2024

Natural gas intrastate pipeline capacity additions outpaced interstate additions in 2023


March 19, 2024

M&A activity in 2023 furthers consolidation of U.S. crude oil and natural gas firms


December 6, 2023

Associated natural gas production has tripled since 2018 in top three Permian oil plays


October 18, 2023

High Permian well productivity, crude oil prices drive U.S. natural gas production growth


July 6, 2023

Two counties in New Mexico account for 29% of Permian Basin crude oil production


June 13, 2023

Natural gas production in the Permian region established a new record in 2022


March 29, 2023

U.S. natural gas production grew by 4% in 2022


September 15, 2022

More natural gas rigs are now operating in the United States than before the pandemic


August 18, 2022

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico are increasing at the West Texas border


August 4, 2022

Pipeline projects announced to expand Permian natural gas capacity


June 2, 2022

Natural gas production in the Permian Basin reached an annual high in 2021


April 27, 2022

Three producing regions drove U.S. natural gas production in 2021


September 8, 2021

Number of drilled but uncompleted wells declines


June 8, 2021

New infrastructure connects West Texas natural gas-producing areas to demand markets


July 6, 2020

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico set to rise with completion of the Wahalajara system


December 4, 2019

EIA updates geologic maps of the Delaware Basin’s Bone Spring formation


September 6, 2019

Permian Basin natural gas prices up as a new pipeline nears completion


March 26, 2019

Permian region crude oil prices have increased with additional pipeline takeaway capacity


January 7, 2019

Natural gas prices, production, consumption, and exports increased in 2018


November 16, 2018

The Wolfcamp play has been key to Permian Basin oil and natural gas production growth


October 2, 2018

Crude oil entering Gulf Coast refineries has become lighter as imports have declined


August 23, 2018

Permian region is expected to drive U.S. crude oil production growth through 2019


August 22, 2018

U.S. natural gas pipeline exports increase with commissioning of new pipelines in Mexico


July 18, 2018

Permian region natural gas prices fall as production continues to grow


October 16, 2017

U.S. crude oil production expected to increase through end of 2017, setting up record 2018


July 25, 2017

U.S. crude oil production forecast expected to reach record high in 2018


May 9, 2017

New pipeline infrastructure should accommodate expected rise in Permian oil production


April 26, 2017

Permian Basin oil production and resource assessments continue to increase