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In-brief analysis

September 2, 2025

Between 2020 and 2024, total crude oil and lease condensate production in the United States grew by 1.9 million barrels per day (b/d), 93% of which was produced from just 10 counties in Texas and New Mexico. Production from the rest of the United States, including producing areas in offshore state or federal waters, grew by just 130,000 b/d.

The 10 counties are all within the Permian Basin, a large geologic feature underlying 66 counties in New Mexico and Texas. Two of these counties, Lea and Eddy in New Mexico, accounted for nearly 1.0 million b/d of U.S. production growth (52%) between 2020 and 2024. Martin and Midland in Texas accounted for an additional 0.40 million b/d (21%). Six additional counties in Texas—Andrews, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Reagan, and Ward—together grew by 0.36

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Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 12:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 2 Sep 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Akuseki-jima (2 quakes between mag 1.9-2.7), Balut (1 quake mag 3.4), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (14 quakes between mag 0.1-3.3), Cerro Singüil (1 quake mag 2.0), Clear Lake (22 quakes between mag 0.3-2.4), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.2-1.9)
Hrómundartindur (1 quake mag 1.0), Katla (16 quakes between mag 0.1-1.9), Kenger (1 quake mag 1.1), Kolumbo (1 quake mag 1.9), Krísuvík (23 quakes between mag 0.0-1.2), Ljósufjöll (2 quakes between mag 1.5-1.6), Lokbatan (1 quake mag 3.0), Pinatubo (1 quake mag 1.6), Salton Buttes (1 quake mag 1.2), Sanbe (2 quakes between mag 0.4-2.0), Santorini (5 quakes between mag 1.2-3.1), Shikotsu (1 quake mag 1.1), Tangkubanparahu (2 quakes between mag 2.0-2.1), Taupo (5 quakes between mag 1.8-2.3), Tenerife (3 quakes between mag 1.2-1.2) (updated 12h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 50 km under active volcanoes are reported. The list is not complete because many volcanoes are not monitored and/or seismic data in high resolution is not available publicly.

Volcanoes with recent earthquakes above magnitude 2 or more than 10 quakes are listed below:

Akuseki-jima volcano (Ryukyu Islands): 2

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