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Oil production in the United States from 1998 to 2025 (in 1,000 barrels per day)

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June 2026

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1998 to 2025

Supplementary notes

Oil consumption figures includes inland demand plus international aviation and marine bunkers and refinery fuel and loss.

Derivatives of coal and natural gas are included while consumption of biogasoline (such as ethanol) and biodiesel are not.

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In 2025, oil production in the United States reached **** million barrels per day, the highest value within the period of consideration. The United States currently produces more oil than any other country in the world.

Why has U.S. oil production increased?

As U.S. oil production has more than doubled since the 2008 recession, imports of crude oil to the United States have decreased. An upsurge in foreign oil prices during the financial crisis, particularly from OPEC countries located mainly in the Middle East, motivated the U.S. energy industry to find ways to increase production domestically.

Developments in extraction technology

During the recession, investors took advantage of low-interest rates to develop costly oil extraction processes such as hydraulic fracturing. Also known as “fracking,” this extraction method made it possible to access shale oil deep underground that was once out of reach. Texas and New Mexico are major sites of shale reserves and have thus become the two largest oil-producing states in the country.