US oil production rose to record high in October, data show

FILE - Smoke rises from a burn off at an oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2017. Oil production in the United States rose to a record 13.46 million barrels per day in October 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Dec. 31, 2024.

U.S. oil production rose 260,000 barrels per day month-over-month to a record 13.46 million bpd in October as demand surged to the highest levels since the pandemic, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Tuesday.