According to the latest report released by the U.S. Energy Information Agency, U.S. crude oil production jumped to the top of the world in 2018, 45 years later, according to Lianhe Zaobao.com. In 2017, its crude oil production ranked third after Russia and Saudi Arabia, but with the increase of shale oil production, production increased by about 20% compared with 2017, surpassing the two countries. In the world energy market, the sense of existence of the United States may be further enhanced.

According to a report released on March 26 by the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), US crude oil production is 17% higher than in 2017, reaching an average of 1.95 million barrels per day. Russia’s (10.75 million barrels) and Saudi Arabia’s (10.42 million barrels) output also increased by 2-3% compared with 2017, but the United States grew faster.

According to data from oil giant BP, the United States surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia in 2014 in terms of production of natural gasoline, including shale gas. This is the more rigorous U.S. Energy Information Agency statistics, since 1973 again jumped to the top.