Tight oil production: Total (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 United States, the production of tight oil stood at 9.50 Mb/d in July 2026, versus 9.49 in June 2026. This constitutes an increase of 0.11 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are a total of 319 data points. The period covered by the series stretches from January 2000 to July 2026.
History. Have a look at some statistics calculated on the full sample: extraction was equal on average to 3.61 Mb/d; it recorded a bottom of 0.23 in August 2003; it recorded its highest level of 9.52 in November 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 9.475 |
| 2026-06-30 | 9.493 |
| 2026-07-31 | 9.496 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Tight oil production: Total |
| 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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