Natural Gas Production

Total SA and Eni SPA said they have resumed production of crude oil in Libya, while state-owned Sirte Oil said it has restarted output from its eastern gas fields.

Over the next 10 years, continued development of tight oil and ongoing development of offshore resources in the Gulf of Mexico will push US crude oil production to 6.7 million b/d in 2020, and even with a projected decline after 2020, crude oil production will remain above 6.1 million b/d through

Bolivia's state-owned YPFB and 13 oil companies have reached agreements to increase the country's production of natural gas to 44.68 million cu m/day until yearend.

US gas production during the second quarter showed a 3.8% decline compared with second quarter of last year, according to Raymond James & Associates Inc. based on a survey of 47 publicly traded US oil and natural gas exploration and production companies.

Houston-based oil and natural gas independent Apache Corp. Tuesday reported that starting next month it will begin directly marketing about 1.2 bcfd of gas production?which includes gas from other producers?within the US and Canada.