OPEC+ Cuts Offset By Booming U.S. Oil Production
By
Tsvetana Paraskova - Sep 25, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
Despite the fact that U.S. oil producers are now deploying the lowest number of drilling rigs in more than a year and a half, America's crude oil production is set to hit a monthly record in September-at 13 million barrels per day (bpd), according to estimates by Rystad Energy.
Production growth has slowed due to the discipline U.S. shale producers have shown in the past two years, but a slower increase still means that output is headed higher, the energy research firm says, as carried by
The Wall Street Journal.
The expected monthly record in September will match the record output from November 2019, the only other month in which U.S. production hit 13 million bpd-just a few months before the pandemic crippled demand, sank oil prices and led to production cuts across the board.
U.S. crude oil production is set to increase even more until the end of the year, with October and four-quarter output estimated to average 13 million bpd-13.1 million bpd, according to Rystad Energy's analysis based on regulatory filings, satellite imagery, and pipeline flows.
Even at a slower pace, American production is growing and offsetting part of the OPEC+ cuts, although the extended Saudi and Russian supply reductions are set to tighten the global oil market more than previously expected.