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Expand Energy is the largest producer of natural gas in the United States. The company was created in 2024 through the merger of Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy and reported a production output of some *** billion cubic feet per day. Of the five leading producers, ExxonMobil and Chevron are considered an oil and gas supermajor or "Big Oil" company.

Most productive U.S. shale play

Expand Energy is primarily active in the Appalachia and Haynesville shale plays, some of the most productive U.S. shale plays. The Marcellus play, which belongs to the Appalachian basin, yields around ** trillion cubic feet of shale gas every year. The U.S. relies on shale for a large part of its natural gas output. Total natural gas production in the U.S. has climbed to over one trillion cubic meters.

Natural gas consumption in the U.S.

As more indigenous natural gas became available, consumption rose accordingly. Although petroleum has remained the main primary energy source in the U.S., natural gas use has increased notably and is on the course to overtake petroleum in the near future.