2024-01-20T17:41:22+00:00
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/ The harsh winter weather caused the production of millions of barrels of oil to stop in the United States, while production is expected to not return to normal levels for weeks.
According to a report published by Bloomberg, during the past week, production across America decreased by about 10 million barrels after snow covered parts of the US state of Texas, while North Dakota is witnessing a wave of severe cold, while production is expected not to return. to normal levels weeks ago.
The report estimates the volume of halted production in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico at about 6 million barrels, while the volume of halted production in Bakken, North Dakota, is about 3.5 million barrels.
The report explained that extremely low temperatures beautify the water in oil wells, leading to the cessation of production.
Icy roads also make it difficult for vacuum trucks used to transport wastewater to reach drilling rigs.