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Drilling activity in the US increased in 2022
Upstream US Gas
Craig Fleming,
World Oil
13 March 2023
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US oil and gas output on the rise

Surging crude prices prompted increased drilling activity last year, but debt and financing issues constrained growth

Drilling activity in the US increased by 51.3pc on an average yearly basis in 2022, driving crude production up to 11.9mn bl/d and marking a 6.4pc increase compared with the 11.2mn bl/d averaged in 2021. The increased output was augmented by US companies completing a large backlog of drilled-but-uncompleted (Duc) wells in two major oil shale basins. WTI started 2022 at $83.22/bl and climbed steadily throughout the year, despite rising interest rates, fears of economic recession and restricted Russian supply caused by the war in Ukraine. Crude prices hit a 15-year high in June 2022, at $114.84/bl, before falling back down and ending the year at $76.44/bl. The surge in commodity prices caused

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