- Permian Basin oil production is forecast to reach 5.4M bbl/day in five years, more than current output from any single OPEC member other than Saudi Arabia, according to a new report from IHS Markit.
- The report anticipates a “stunning” level of growth that will comprise more than 60% of net world production growth, come from nearly 41K new wells and $308B in upstream spending during 2018-23.
- Production of natural gas and natural gas liquids in the Permian also is expected to double during the period, reaching a respective 15B cf/day and 1.7M bbl/day.
- IHS Markit says its forecast is not a best case scenario and anticipates likely bottlenecks: “That the outlook still expects the Permian to exceed existing (and already lofty) expectations speaks to the region’s unique and growing prominence to the world oil market."
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