Mississippi witnessed an increase of 10.14% in total oil and gas production to 138,558.54 boe/d in September 2021 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s USL48 database.
The oil and gas production grew 16.13% in September 2021 from 119,310.44 boe/d in September 2020. On a YTD basis, the total oil and gas production in 2021 increased by 2.47% from the same period in 2020.
In September 2021, oil production grew 3.14% to 36,777.45 bd as against the previous month, while gas production up by 12.91% to 590.33 mmcf/d.
On a YTD basis, oil production decreased by 6.39% in 2021 when compared with the same period in 2020, while gas production rose by 6.73%. Out of the total oil and gas production in September 2021, oil held a 26.54% share, while gas had a 73.46% share.

US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate?
Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis.
By GlobalDataIn Mississippi, Denbury Resources emerged as the largest oil and gas producer, recording a total oil and gas production at 105,328.51 boe/d in September 2021, an increase of 12.37% from the previous month. The company held a 43.57% share in oil production and 87.74% share in gas production in September 2021.
On a YTD basis, the company registered a 4.87% increase in total oil and gas production from the same period in 2020.
Compared with other counties in Mississippi, Rankin county recorded the highest oil and gas production, holding a 45.53% share in September 2021. The county witnessed a 21.54% increase in production to 63,082.74 boe/d in September 2021 when compared with the previous month.
On a YTD basis, Rankin registered an increase of 7.05% in total production from the same period in 2020.
Methodology
All publicly announced wells data are included in this analysis, which is drawn from GlobalData’s USL48 database that provides insights into oil and gas permits and wells as disclosed by state ministry sites.
GlobalData collects the latest production data and analyses the trends when it is made available for public disclosure by state ministries. Differences, if any, between the period of activity and the article date may be attributed to delays in the issuance of data.