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The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasted in its January 2021 Short-Term Energy Outlook (“STEO”) that annual U.S. crude oil production will decline slightly from its 2020 levels as a result of decreased drilling activity stemming from continuing low oil prices. However, the EIA anticipates production rising again in 2022. Click here for the EIA January 2021 Short-Term Energy Outlook.