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 8.93 million barrels per day in January 2026, versus 9.25 in December 2025. This represents a decrease of 3.46 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has 313 data points. The series covers the time period extending from January 2000 to January 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics calculated on the full sample: extraction had a mean value of 3.54 Mb/d; it recorded its highest level of 9.26 in November 2025; it registered a minimum of 0.30 in July 2002.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Million barrels per day (Mb/d) |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | 9.256 |
| 2025-12-31 | 9.247 |
| 2026-01-31 | 8.932 |
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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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