That's the new all-time record...the most crude oil any nation has ever produced in a single month. EIA dropped the April numbers Tuesday. America broke the record the same week she turned 250.
The old record was March. It stood for 30 days.
What Happened
- Hormuz closed, crude pushed $120...the American patch still didn't blink
- April: 13.934 million barrels a day, up 216,000 from March
- New Mexico set an all-time state record at 2.37 million
- Texas ran 5.83 million...best since November
- Bakken punched out 1.13 million...also best since November
- Exports broke records too...5.4 million barrels a day of crude headed out, most ever
The Market Right Now
WTI $68.52. Brent $71.86. Crude's near a three-month low...Hormuz is reopening, Gulf barrels are flowing again, and OPEC+ is weighing another quota bump this weekend.
What It Means for You on Location
Operators didn't chase it...capital stayed disciplined even at $120, because everyone knew Hormuz would reopen. That's why the record came from wells already in motion, not a rig rush. Now the slide decides which programs hold. If your basin's still turning, watch that price, not the record.
167 years of drilling on this continent and nobody...not the Saudis, not the Soviets at their peak...has ever pumped what American hands pumped in April.
The record has your fingerprints on it.
If you were running in April...drop your basin and what you were on. The record book doesn't list names, so the comments will.