Tight oil production: Permian formations (Mb/d) - United States - EIA STEO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Tight oil production in the US (EIA STEO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Permian formations, the extraction of tight oil stood at 6.18 Mb/d in August 2026, compared to 6.20 in July. This represents a reduction of 0.32 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series presented in the graph, there are 320 data points in total. The series covers the span of time going from January 2000 to August 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics calculated on the entire sample: extraction hit a minimum of 0.03 Mb/d in June 2000; it hit a maximum of 6.20 in July 2026; it averaged 1.76.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 6.09700 |
| 2026-07-31 | 6.20400 |
| 2026-08-31 | 6.17600 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Tight oil production: Permian formations |
| Country or region | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
| Source | U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |
| Source type | Government Agency |
| Data licence | Public domain |
| Measure type | Level |
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