TRIVIA

Oil has once again captured the public's attention. A series of factors have conspired to push the price of crude oil above US$80 per barrel and it appears to be heading toward the psychological barrier of US$100. Prepare your wallet when you go to the gas station. Within this oil boom Who do you think is the world's largest oil producer?

a) Kuwait

b) Saudi Arabia

c) United States

d) Russia

ANSWER: 

c) United States. In 2020, the American giant produced 18.6 million barrels of crude oil per day, equivalent to 20% of global production, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Saudi Arabia and Russia follow, with 11% of production each.

Source: EIA