The US Energy Information Administration Monday again forecast oil production to fall in the Eagle Ford, Bakken and Niobrara plays in December, marking the 10th straight month of projected declines, but said Permian production would continue to climb. In its Drilling Productivity Report, EIA said it expects Eagle Ford oil production to fall by 77,000 b/d in December to just over 1.2 million b/d, while Bakken production will fall by 27,000 b/d to just under 1.1 million b/d and Niobrara production will fall by 24,000 b/d to 344,000 b/d. EIA has forecast a month-to-month drop in oil production in each of these three plays every month since February, when it last estimated that production would climb by 17,000 b/d in the Eagle Ford, 13,000 b/d in the Bakken and 3,000 b/d in the Niobrara. Permian production is expected to continue to climb by 14,000 b/d to nearly 2.04 million […]