U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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Fact #353: January 3, 2005
U.S. Production of Crude Oil by State

In 2003 there were 31 states that produced crude oil. Texas, Alaska, California, and Louisiana were the top four states in terms of production; the data for those states include offshore production.

Production of Crude Oil by State, 2003 (million barrels)
Graph showing the production of crude oil by state in 2003.

Supporting Information

Production of Crude Oil by State, 2003
Rank State Thousand barrels
1 Texas* 405,801
2 Alaska* 355,582
3 California* 250,000
4 Louisiana* 90,111
5 New Mexico 66,130
6 Oklahoma 65,356
7 Wyoming 52,407
8 Kansas 33,944
9 North Dakota 29,406
10 Colorado 21,109
11 Montana 19,320
12 Mississippi 16,593
13 Utah 13,096
14 Illinois 11,696
15 Alabama 7,877
16 Arkansas 7,226
17 Michigan 6,524
18 Ohio 5,647
19 Florida 3,262
20 Nebraska 2,755
21 Kentucky 2,538
22 Pennsylvania 2,425
23 Indiana 1,865
24 West Virginia 1,334
25 South Dakota 1,237
26 Nevada 493
27 Tennessee 311
28 New York 144
29 Missouri 82
30 Arizona 47
31 Virginia 5
  U.S. Total* 2,073,453

* Includes the following offshore production (thousand barrels):
Alaska: State - 107,971
California: State - 15,900
Louisiana: State - 10,535
Texas: State - 1,017
U.S. total, including federal offshore - 734,554

Source: Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Annual 2003, Volume 1, Table 14

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