Total energy production in the US increased to a new record of 107 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2025, a 3.4 per cent increase from the previous record set in 2024, according to new data in the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monthly Energy Review.
Total production was driven by record-high production in
natural gas, crude oil, natural gas plant liquids (NGPLs), and renewables.
This was the fourth consecutive year in which the US
set a record for total energy production.
Dry natural gas production grew more than 4 per
cent from 2024 to a record-high 39 trillion cubic feet in 2025, with most of
the growth occurring in the Appalachia, Permian, and Haynesville regions.
Natural gas has been the largest source of US domestic
energy production since 2011, and the US has been the largest natural gas
producer in the world since 2011.
Crude oil production also set a record 13.6 million
barrels per day in 2025 and grew by 3 per cent, or 350,000 barrels per
day, compared with the previous record set in 2024.
Most of that growth occurred in the Permian region of
western Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
Crude oil accounted for 26 per cent of domestic energy
production, and the US remained the largest crude oil producer in the world.
Production of NGPLs, which are hydrocarbons separated
as liquids during natural gas processing, grew 7 per cent to a record 4
trillion cubic feet in 2025 compared with the previous record set in 2024.
In 2025, NGPLs
accounted for 9 per cent of domestic energy production.
NGPL production has grown every year since 2005 as natural
gas production and processing have increased.
Renewable energy production grew by 3 per cent from
2024 to a new record, the fifth consecutive year of growth.
Solar and wind both set records for
energy production as new generators came online.
Geothermal, hydroelectric, and wood and waste energy
production remained steady from 2024 to 2025.
Biofuels production, which had grown in four
consecutive years, declined slightly.
Coal accounted for 10 per cent of domestic energy production
in 2025.
It increased by 4 per cent from 2024 levels to 533
million short tonnes in 2025 after two years of declining production. -OGN/ TradeArabia News Service

