Pennsylvania comes close to Texas natural gas production

Pennsylvania comes close to Texas natural gas production

Monday, August 30, 2021 by Sara Welch

Pennsylvania came the closest it’s ever come to Texas’ natural gas production levels during the second quarter of this year, according to Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office’s quarterly natural gas production report.

Pennsylvania produced 3,150 bcf of natural gas through May 2021, compared to Texas’ 4,118 bcf of natural gas during the same time period. During 2020, Pennsylvania produced 3,002 bcf and Texas produced 4,386 bcf through May.

Additionally, the recent report showed Pennsylvania had the strongest year-over-year growth of any of the top five gas-producing states.

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