Knoxville, Tennessee (Platts)--28Sep2012/227 pm EDT/1827 GMT

Natural gas output in the US Lower 48 states rose 0.4%, or 290,000 Mcf/d in July from June, the US Energy Information Administration said Friday in its monthly natural gas gross production report.

Total US Lower 48 gas output in July was 72.58 Bcf/d, compared with a revised 72.29 Bcf/d in June.

New Mexico had the largest increase, at 2.6% or 90,000 Mcf/d, which the EIA credited to new wells and completed maintenance.

The Gulf of Mexico also grew by 1.8%, or 70,000 Mcf/d, as production resumed after Tropical Storm Debby, EIA noted.

Offsetting this was a production decline of 1.1% or 70,000 Mcf/d in Wyoming, and a drop of 20.9% or 1.76 Bcf/d, in Alaska.

Total US production in July was 79.25 Bcf/d, down 1.8% from a revised 80.72 Bcf/d in June.

--Stephanie Seay, stephanie_seay@platts.com 
--Edited by Valarie Jackson, valarie_jackson@platts.com

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