"Red Hot Permian Set To Jolt US Shale Output To New Reocrd" -- EIA -- Oilprice -- April 20, 2019

Link here. Data points from EIA's most recent "drilling productivity report":

• there are seven key shale regions in the US
• US shale expected to increase production by 80,000 bopd in April
• US shale will hit a record 8.46 million bopd in May
• the Permian will account for half of that monthly gain
• will see production jump by 42,000 bopd
• this would be a record high of 4.136 million bopd in May
• this would place the Permian in the #3 spot in the world, behind Saudi Arabia (9.79 milion bopd) and Iraq (4.52 million bopd)
• next milestone for the Permian: to become #2 in the world
• the Niobrara: would add 22,000 bopd, to 764,000 bopd in May; second largest growth after the one in the Permian
• other regions to see increased production: the Bakken, the Eagle Ford, and the Appalachia region
• Anadarko: may slip a bit next month (May)
• total US crude oil production:
• February, 2019: 11.8 million bopd
• March, 2019: 12.1 million bopd
• 2019 average: 12.4 million bopd
• 2020 average: 13.2 million bopd 

Reminder: EIA dashboards:

• natural gas storage 
• EIA pdf, Bakken: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/pdf/bakken.pdf
• EIA, pdf, Permian: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/pdf/permian.pdf
• EIA, pdf, Eagle Ford: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/pdf/eagleford.pdf