Mumbai, June 9 -- The US Energy Information Administration or EIA stated in a latest update on Friday that crude oil production in the Federal Offshore Gulf of America (GOA) will average 1.80 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2025 and 1.81 million b/d in 2026, compared with 1.77 million b/d in 2024, in the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). GOA natural gas production is likely to average 1.72 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2025 and 1.64 Bcf/d in 2026, compared with 1.79 Bcf/d in 2024. At these volumes, the GOA is forecast to contribute about 13% of U.S. crude oil production and 1% of US marketed natural gas production in 2025 and 2026.
EIA expects operators to start crude oil and natural gas production at 13 fields in the GOA d...