Was 2025 the Gulf’s highest ever production year? We’ll find out in 3 weeks when EIA posts the December 2025 data.
November production dipped a bit putting the production record in doubt. December production had to average 1.993 million bopd to match 2019.
There are also typically small revisions for the prior two months, which could affect the outcome. It will be a nail-biter! 😉
Top 3 oil production years for Federal waters in the Gulf:
| Top 3 Years | ave. daily production (1000’s of barrels) |
| 2019 | 1898 |
| 2025 (through November) | 1889 |
| 2023 | 1864 |
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 