Total natural gas production in the U.S. averaged 108.91 Bcf/d in July, down 0.7%, or 0.74 Bcf/d, from the 109.65 Bcf/d seen in June but output was still up 8.6%, or 8.65 Bcf/d, from levels seen a year earlier, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest "Monthly Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production" report released Sept. 30.
Impacting oil and gas production for the month was Hurricane Barry, which made landfall on the Louisiana coast on July 13 and weakened to a tropical depression by July 15 as it moved inland up the Mississippi Valley.
Total U.S. gas production, as measured by the EIA as "gross withdrawals," includes the natural gas liquids present in "wet" gas as well as nonhydrocarbon gases and any gas delivered as royalty payments or consumed in field operations.
Alaska saw the largest declines for the month, with output falling 10.5%, or 887 MMcf/d, from June. Production in Wyoming decreased by 10.8%, or 465 MMcf/d, from June while a 21%, or 570 MMcf/d, monthly drop was seen in the federal offshore Gulf of Mexico.
Offsetting the declines was a 1.8%, or 499 MMcf/d, month on month increase in Texas followed by a 1.9%, or 359 MMcf/d, rise in Pennsylvania's production from June. Output in Ohio also rose by 4.3%, or 297 MMcf/d, from June.
Total U.S. crude oil production averaged 11.81 million barrels per day in July, down 2.3%, or 276,000 bbl/d, from June but still 8.4%, or 915,000 bbl/d, higher than values reported a year ago.
Federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico saw the biggest declines for the month as output tumbled 17.4%, or 332,000 bbl/d, from June.
On the other hand, production in Texas nudged higher by 0.8%, or 40,000 bbl/d, from June.
