Permian Basin -- Staggering -- Bloomberg -- April 24, 2018

Data points from Bloomberg:

• growing into the largest oil patch in the world
• will hit record production in May, 2018 (3.2 million bopd)
• will produce more than 5 million bopd by 2020 (previously reported; another source)
• Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, the Permian now
• Saudi Arabia, the Permian, Iran, Iraq by the end of the year
• Iran and Iraq each produce less than 5 million bopd
• Iran: produced about 3.81 million bopd in March, 2018

Too bad it's the wrong kind of oil. LOL.