Texas and North Dakota accounted for 48% of all U.S. oil production in April, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Texas produced more than 3 million barrels per day for the first time since the late ‘70s, and North Dakota surpassed one million barrels per day for the first time in its history. EIA’s data show the two states only provided 26% of the nation’s oil production four years ago. Texas’ oil production has grown at an average annual rate of 28% since April 2010 while North Dakota has seen a growth rate of 37% per year over that same period.
As FuelFix notes, Texas could surpass Iraq in oil production for the month of June if current output levels hold steady in the Lone Star State.
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