CNN: The United States is Producing More Oil Than Any Country in History
The cable news source tries to defend Joe Biden's dismal energy record, screams "Climate Change!", and completely ignores its own long history of pushing the lie of "Peak Oil".
by Matt Egan, CNN
December 19, 2023
New York (CNN) — As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans argue he’s already doing that. Meanwhile, the surprising reality is the United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil than any country has in history.
The United States is set to produce a global record of 13.3 million barrels per day of crude and condensate during the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report published Tuesday by S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Last month, weekly US oil production hit 13.2 million barrels per day, according to the US Energy Information Administration. That’s just above the Donald Trump-era record of 13.1 million set in early 2020 just before the Covid-19 crisis sent output and prices crashing.
That’s been helping to keep a lid on crude and gasoline prices.
US output – led by shale oil drillers i…