U.S. oil output climbed 2.4% to 12.27 million bbl/d in September, government figures showed on Nov. 30, the highest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among top oil producing states, monthly output in Texas rose 1.8% to 5.15 million bbl/d, the highest since March 2020.
In New Mexico, it increased 4.7% to a record 1.68 million bbl/d, and in North Dakota it gained 4.1% to 1.11 million bbl/d, the highest since March 2022.
Gross natural gas production in the U.S. Lower 48 states rose 800 MMcf/d to a record 111.2 Bcf/d in September.
That topped the prior all-time high of 110.4 Bcf/d in August.
Among top gas-producing states, monthly output rose 0.1% to 31.2 Bcf/d in Texas and rose 0.3% to 20.5 Bcf/d in Pennsylvania.
Product supplied of crude and petroleum products fell 0.6% in September to 20.47 million bbl/d, the lowest since July, while that of finished motor gasoline fell 2.92% to 8.82 million bbl/d.
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