KQ7: Does America have enough oil?

The June 2025 war between Israel and Iran raised fears of oil disruptions and soaring prices. How vulnerable is the United States? Take the quiz and see how much you know about US oil production. Eleven questions. Go!

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The US Energy Information Administration publishes gobs of data for geeks to plow through. DOGE leave them alone! Here’s US oil production going all the way back to 1859. Her are the top oil producing countries. This is when the United States became the top oil producer. Here’s net imports. Here’s total reserves.

The fracking boom made the United States a lot less dependent on foreign oil. I explained why oil isn’t the economic weapon it used to be in this Yahoo Finance story.

The fracking revolution has been a game-changer.

But other countries still have a lot more oil.

And if you’re wondering about green energy, yes it’s here and more is coming. But the transition will take decades.