U.S. crude oil production achieved new record high in August 2024, EIA data states

An average of 13.4 MMbpd of crude oil was produced in the United States during August 2024, a new record according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration Petroleum Supply Monthly. More crude oil was produced in the United States during August 2024 than during December 2023, when the previous monthly record of 13.3 MMbpd was set.

In the first eight months of 2024, average monthly U.S. crude oil production only fell below 13.0 million bpd once, in January. For the full year of 2024, we forecast U.S. crude oil production will average 13.2 million bpd, according to the EIA’s most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook, published on November 13. That volume would be more than the 2023 annual average of 12.9 million bpd, which is the current annual production record. In 2025, the EIA forecast U.S. crude oil production will average 13.5 million bpd.

The United States became the world’s top crude oil producer in 2018, a position it has maintained each year since.

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly