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In 2024, the total revenue of the United States’ oil and gas industry came to *billion U.S. dollars. That was a decrease from the previous year, when U.S. oil and gas reached *** billion U.S. dollars. Figures peaked in 2022 as a result of decade-high oil and gas prices.

The advent of shale oil and gas

Following the financial crisis, investors in the U.S. sought to increase domestic production and reduce dependence on foreign oil and gas in turbulent international markets. Despite high start-up costs, shale gas and tight oil became economically viable to extract as the result of new methods such as hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking). Production expanded rapidly in states with large permeable rock formations of sandstone, such as Texas and North Dakota.

Changes in future shale production

In addition to global market developments that impact short-term demand and prices, the trajectory of gross output in the oil and gas extraction industry largely precipitates the changes in U.S. oil revenue seen here. Going forward, production of U.S. shale gas and tight oil is expected to see only a moderate increase until 2050.