<P> Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico is a major source of oil and natural gas in the United States . The western and central Gulf of Mexico , which includes offshore Texas , Louisiana , Mississippi , and Alabama , is one of the major petroleum - producing areas of the United States . Oil production from US federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached an all - time annual high of 1.65 million barrels per day in 2017 . Oil production is expected to continue the upward trend in 2018 and 2019 , based on ten new oil fields which are planned to start production in those years . According to the Energy Information Administration , `` Gulf of Mexico federal offshore oil production accounts for 17 % of total U.S. crude oil production and federal offshore natural gas production in the Gulf accounts for 5 % of total U.S. dry production . '' </P>
how much oil does the us get from the gulf of mexico
1.65 million barrels per day in 2017