The world is at the beginning of an urgent and necessary energy transition to a low-carbon economy. energy transition to a low-carbon economy. The demand for oildemand for oil, however, remains high, and the economy highly sensitive to the swings in its price, as demonstrated by the rise following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a major hydrocarbon exporter. the rise following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a major hydrocarbon exporter.

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USA. The world's largest economic power, with a production of more than 16 million barrels per day in 2021, is at the same timeis both the world's largest producer the world's largest producer and consumer of crude oil, as we can see in this infographic from Visualcapitalist.as we can see in this infographic from Visualcapitalist. Saudi Arabia, with 11.95 million barrels per day, ranks second; closely followed by Russia, which in 2021 produced 11.94 million.