Posted on 03/31/2014 12:40:35 PM PDT by thackney
Five states and the Gulf of Mexico supplied more than 80%, or 6 million barrels per day, of the crude oil (including lease condensate) produced in the United States in 2013. Texas alone provided almost 35%, according to preliminary 2013 data released in EIA's March Petroleum Supply Monthly. The second-largest state producer was North Dakota with 12% of U.S. crude oil production, followed by California and Alaska at close to 7% each and Oklahoma at 4%. The federal offshore Gulf of Mexico produced 17%.
Total U.S. crude oil production grew 15% in 2013 to 7.4 million barrels per day. Texas and North Dakota led that growth, with their crude oil outputs each increasing 29% from 2012. Production gains in both states came largely from shales, especially the Eagle Ford in Texas and the Bakken in North Dakota. In the three years since 2010, North Dakota's crude oil output has grown 177% and Texas's output 119%, the fastest in the nation.
Three other states that were among the top 10 U.S. producers in 2013 also experienced production growth rates above 20% during the past three years. Colorado, which overlies part of the Niobrara Shale, had 93% growth in production from 2010 to 2013; Oklahoma, with the Woodford Shale, had 62% growth; and New Mexico, which shares the Permian Basin with Texas, had 51% growth.
Crude oil is produced in 31 states and two offshore federal regions—the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Coast. Of those 33 producing areas, 10 supply more than 90% of U.S. output. While 9 of those top 10 areas were also among the top 10 producers five years ago, their relative contributions have changed.
North Dakota has risen from the seventh largest oil producer to the third. The Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and California, which together in 2008 supplied nearly half of U.S. crude production mainly from conventional oil reservoirs, provided less than one-third of national output in 2013. Output in those areas has declined at the same time that overall national production has expanded.
Sounds like we’ve nearly achieved “energy independence.” Liberal busybodies must be celebrating — unless of course that was never really their goal.
We are still importing ~7.5 million barrels per day of crude oil.
U.S. Crude Oil Imports by Country of Origin
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_epc0_im0_mbblpd_m.htm
If it was not for the goofballs California could be producing a lot more crude oil.
Agreed
Yep, hence the headline that mention “80%” leading to my comment that we’ve NEARLY achieved energy independence. When you are 80% of the way along your route, most would agree that you’re NEARLY there.
80% of the total domestic production comes from 5 states.
That is not 80% of our consumption.
Not so.
That was my first thought after reading the headline, but read farther.
These five states produce 80% of the crude THAT THE U.S. PRODUCES.
NOT 80% of what we CONSUME.
Thackney, is that because of Palin's screwy royalty (tax) scheme or is Prudhoe Bay slowing down?
Both Alaska and California have had declining oil production for many years. Alaska has been falling faster.
California has just slightly raised their falling rate lately.
Alaska Field Production of Crude Oil
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPAK2&f=M
California Field Production of Crude Oil
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPCA2&f=M
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