U.S. oil and gas production rebounded sharply in February after extensive disruption the previous month caused by freezing wells and other outages stemming from Winter Storm Heather in the middle of January. Nationwide crude and condensates output jumped by 0.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in February reversing a decline of 0.7 million b/d in January, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). For 10 days between Jan. 13 and Jan. 23, centred around the winter storm, temperatures across the Lower 48 states were significantly colder than average for the time of year. The storm had a ... (full story)