According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas production in Pennsylvania averaged 183 billion cubic feet per month (Bcf/m) (6.1Bcf/d) in 2012, up from 108 Bcf/m in 2011. In 2012, production jumped 69 percent, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, with CNBC publishing a story entitled, ”Marcellus Turns Pennsylvania Into ‘Saudi Arabia’ of Natgas.”