U.S. Gulf Oil Production to Increase, But Just Barely

June 10, 2025--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As with production from the inland shale basins, the U.S. government expects only incremental gains in oil production from the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (designated the Gulf of America by the Trump administration). The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy, expects total Gulf oil production to account for about 13% of the nation's total output. Total U.S. crude oil production, including both onshore and offshore, is expected to average 13.4 million barrels per day (BBL/d) this year. Other companies featured: Equinor, Beacon Offshore Energy LLC and BP plc