U.S. Remains World’s Top NatGas/Petroleum Producer, EIA Says

摘要

The United States remains the world’s top petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons producer, exceeding the output of both Russia and Saudi Arabia, the second- and third-largest producers in 2014, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. petroleum production has increased by more than 11 quadrillion Btu since 2008, including a 3 quadrillion Btu (1.6 million b/d) increase in 2014 that came despite a 50% decline in crude oil prices in the second half of the year, EIA said. And domestic natural gas production increased by 5 quadrillion Btu (13.9 Bcf/d) over the past five years.