A handful of unconventional plays will drive U.S. Lower 48 oil and gas production growth, according to a recent analysis by Wood Mackenzie. Tight oil production is expected to reach 6 million barrels per day (MMbpd) by 2020 in the Lower 48, thanks to production in the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Bone Spring/Wolfcamp plays in the Permian Basin, John Dunn, who manages Wood Mackenzie’s Lower 48 upstream research, told reporters at a media briefing Wednesday in Houston. Overall U.S. liquids production in 2020 is forecast to reach nearly 9 MMbpd. Oil and condensate production from the Eagle Ford play in South Texas is expected to reach 2 MMbpd by 2020, while Bakken production is forecast to hit 1.7 MMbpd by 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie estimates. By 2020, oil and condensate production from the Bone Spring/Wolfcamp play in the Permian Basin – the new kid on the block – […]