Total U.S. natural gas production in June averaged 109.79 Bcf/d, up 0.3% or 0.33 Bcf/d, from the 109.46 Bcf/d reported in May, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest "Monthly Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production" report released Aug. 30.
June's total production was also 11.5%, or 11.29 Bcf/d, higher than values reported a year ago.
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.
Louisiana saw the largest gains for the month as gas output rose by 6.3%, or 508 MMcf/d, from May. Production in Ohio added 4.5%, or 302 MMcf/d, during the period while a 0.7%, or 184 MMcf/d, increase was seen in Texas. June gas production in West Virginia rose 3.1%, or 178 MMcf/d.
Running against the trend was output in Alaska, which tumbled 8.2%, or 760 MMcf/d, in June, and in Pennsylvania, which saw a 0.5%, or 100 MMcf/d, decrease.
Total U.S. crude oil production averaged 12.1 million barrels per day in June, down 0.3%, or 33,000 bbl/d, from May, but still 13.5%, or 1.4 million bbl/d, higher than figures reported a year ago.
Oklahoma's output fell 9.5%, or 58,000 bbl/d, while Alaska oil production decreased 4.1%, or 19,000 bbl/d, and New Mexico shed 1.6%, or 14,000 bbl/d, in June.
Conversely, oil output in North Dakota increased by 2.6%, or 36,000 bbl/d, in June and a 3.9%, or 19,000 bbl/d, rise was reported in Colorado during the period.
