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The US is the worlds largest oil producer

• eyegor 7y ago
  Sure but that statistic is always measured as oil + natural gas + additives + other hydrocarbons. If you can find a source for crude oil extraction, not production, the US would almost certainly not be #1.
  • njarboe 7y ago
    Recently the US has been far in the lead for even crude production. Here is a source where you can see the break downs by type for every country from from 1973 to 2018[1]. Data from the US Energy Information Administration. Download the .csv file for easier browsing. The totals for just crude, not including petroleum liquids, for 2018 are: US : 16.8 Mb/d Saudi Arabia: 12.4 Mb/d Russia: 11.4 Mb/d [1]https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world/petroleum-and-other-liquids/annual-petroleum-and-other-liquids-production?pd=5&p=0000000000000000000000000000000000vg&u=0&f=A&v=mapbubble&a=-&i=none&vo=value&t=C&g=00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001&l=249-ruvvvvvfvtvnvv1vrvvvvfvvvvvvfvvvou20evvvvvvvvvvvvvvs&s=94694400000&e=1514764800000& https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world/petroleum-and-o...
  • kortilla 7y ago
    I think you missed a decade or so of development in the US energy industry.
  • neonate 7y ago
    What's the difference between extraction and production and why does it matter here? Are the commenters who replied wrong? If so, can you explain why?