Annual oil production in the U.S. broke another record in 2019, surpassing 12 million barrels per day for the first time.

The annual growth rate shrank from 17 percent in 2018, but production still reached 12.23 million barrels per day, up more than 10 percent over the 10.99 barrels per day produced last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Monday.

November set a monthly record with an average 12.86 million barrels per day, the EIA said.

The nation's oil output has risen steadily during the past 10 years, drivin in large part by hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling in areas such as the Permian Basin of West Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Texas still produces the most oil of any state in the U.S. Last year, the Lone Star State accounted for more than 40 percent of the national total at an average of 5.07 million barrels per day and set a state record in December with 5.35 million barrels per day. New Mexico's annual output set a third-straight yearly record at 1.1 million b/d.

The U.S. controlled Gulf of Mexico produced 1.88 million b/d, making it the second-largest producer in the country, behind Texas.

The EIA predicts that the nation's oil production will rise to an average of 13.2 million b/d in 2020 and to 13.6 million b/d in 2021, with most of the production growth coming out of the Permian region.