The Lone Star state is coming to the rescue as the world’s oil supplies are affected by the conflict in Iran, experts say.
By Catholics for Catholics
With its big oil productions, Texas has been of invaluable aid to the United States as the rest of the word faces a tight squeeze during the war in Iran, according to a story by Newsmax.
Almost half of all oil produced in the United States in 2025 came from Texas, even though fewer new oil wells were drilled, The Texas Tribune reported on Thursday.
Todd Staples, the President of Texas Oil and Gas Association, said the state’s oil companies produced 9.2 million barrels of oil per day using 1,543 rigs.
In 2025, oil companies produced more than 13 million barrels per day but had only 582 rigs.
Meanwhile, Texas oil leaders said gas prices could have skyrocketed without the production from their state.
“Without the millions of barrels produced a day in the Permian Basin, there’s no question we’d be in much more volatile times,” said Ben Shepperd, president of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, the largest regional trade group in the country.
“The strong production coming out of the Permian Basin, however, helps provide a stable source of energy for the United States and our allies, which can reduce volatility when conflicts arise in other parts of the world,” he added.
Oil production is up because of the Texas’ widespread wide-ranging pipeline and transportation network, its geological structure, and companies’ ability to operate on multiple sites at the same time.
“West Texas serves as a partial counterweight to disruptions in the Middle East,” said Stephen Sagriff, director of intelligence at Enverus, an energy analytics firm.
In 2025, U.S. oil companies produced a record 13.6 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Of the 13.6 million barrels per day, 6.6 million barrels or nearly half, came from the Permian Basin, which spans western Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
Still, while production surged last year despite fewer rigs, it could dip 2% in 2027, the first decline since 2021, according to the EIA.
