U.S. Oil Production Surges as OPEC, Russia Plan Reductions
February 28, 2018--U.S. oil production rose to its highest level since 1970 last November, as the U.S. shale oil production continued to boom. The historic increase contrasted sharply with OPEC and Russian oil production, which is holding steady but expected to decease output to increase prices.
U.S. production peaked at 10.057 million barrels a day in November and is expected to average 10.6 million barrels a day in 2018, according to a monthly review by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That's roughly on par with oil production in Saudi Arabia and Russia.
It is noteworthy considering that other oil-producing countries are planning reductions to try to boost prices.
According to The Economist, Saudi Arabia needs oil prices to reach $70-80 a barrel to maintain a steady e...