EIA: Gas Production in 2004 Dipped Due to Ivan, Fewer New Discoveries

Domestic production of dry natural gas fell 1% to 19.17 Tcf in 2004 due largely to the damage to infrastructure caused by Hurricane Ivan in the fourth quarter and the drop in new gas field discoveries, according to Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual report on U.S. oil and natural gas reserves.

The areas with the most gas production last year were Texas (5.32 Tcf, 28% of U.S. total); Gulf of Mexico federal offshore (3.87 Tcf, 20% of total); Oklahoma (1.56 Tcf, 8%); New Mexico (1.53 Tcf, 8%); Wyoming (1.53 Tcf, 8%); Louisiana (1.32, 7%); and Colorado (1.05 Tcf, 5%), the statistical arm of the Department of Energy (DOE) said in the report, which was issued Thursday. Even though the Gulf of Mexico remained a leading producing area in 2004, overall output from the federal offshore region declined by 10%.

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