US crude output at record 13.46mn b/d in Oct: EIA

US crude production rose to a record 13.46mn b/d in October on sustained strength in Texas and New Mexico, according to the EIA's latest Petroleum Supply Monthly report. Output rose from 13.2mn b/d in September and 13.15mn b/d in October 2023, and pushed past the previous record of 13.36mn b/d set in August. Texas pumped a record 5.86mn b/d, up from 5.8mn b/d in September and 5.57mn b/d a year earlier, while New Mexico produced 2.08mn b/d, down slightly from record highs in August and September, but up from 1.8mn b/d in October 2023. Gulf of Mexico output rebounded to 1.85mn b/d from a hurricane-affected 1.57mn b/d in September, but was down from 1.94mn b/d a year earlier.