February 2012
Special Focus
2012 Forecast: Oil production continues steady ascent; gas increases despite falling prices
Strong and consistent oil prices kept U.S. crude production climbing in 2011, though only modestly, in the Lower 48 states, offsetting a continued decline in Alaska. Overall, U.S. production climbed an estimated 3.7%, while Alaska, once the Gargantua of production and reserves, fell another 5.3% from 2010’s revised rate of just under 600,000 bopd.
