An offshore oil platform is seen in Huntington Beach, Calif. The International Energy Agency said in its monthly report that it expects U.S. oil production to overtake Saudi Arabia’s in 2018. Photo: lucy nicholson/Reuters
Wall Street Journal: U.S. Oil Output Expected to Surpass Saudi Arabia, Rivaling Russia for Top Spot
IEA in its monthly report says U.S. output will likely top an all-time high
LONDON—Surging U.S. crude oil production this year is expected to surpass output in Saudi Arabia and rival that of Russia, the world’s two largest oil producers, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
Boosted by a resurgent shale industry, U.S. crude production will likely climb above 10 million barrels a day in 2018, a high not seen since 1970, the agency said in its closely watched monthly oil market report. The IEA raised its outlook for U.S. crude supply this year by 260,000 barrels a day, to a record 10.4 million barrels a day, largely a result of the recent rally in crude prices.
“The stage was set for a strong expansion last year when non-OPEC supply, led by the U.S…pushed up world production,” offsetting output cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producers, the agency wrote.
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