The grandparent post said: The USA are still a net importer of oil that is still true. What the graph you linked to tells you is that the USA is now produc

The grandparent post said: The USA are still a net importer of oil that is still true. What the graph you linked to tells you is that the USA is now producing more than 50% of its total consumption. It still imports the rest. You need to sum both entries on your graph to get the total. E.g. here's a quote from another govt agency: In 2014, the United States consumed a total of 6.97 billion barrels of petroleum products, an average of about 19.11 million barrels per day. http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=33&t=6 http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=33&t=6