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United States - oil production in barrels 1998-2017

Oil production in the United States from 1998 to 2017 (in thousand barrels per day)

The data displays the oil production in the U.S. from 1998 to 2017. In 2017, oil production in the U.S. amounted to some 13 million barrels per day. With the advent of hydraulic fracturing, the production of natural gas in the United States has enabled the country to minimize its oil dependence on other countries.

1998 8011
1999 7731
2000 7732
2001 7669
2002 7625
2003 7367
2004 7250
2005 6900
2006 6825
2007 6860
2008 6784
2009 7263
2010 7549
2011 7859
2012 8904
2013 10071
2014 11768
2015 12750
2016 12366
2017 13057