The U.S. is one of the large crude oil producing countries in the world. According to the EIA, the top five countries in 2022 were the US, Saudi Arabia, Russia,Canada and Iraq.
In the US, crude oil produced in 32 states and offshore. However just five states accounted for about 72% of the total production in 2022. These states are Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Colorado and Alaska. The chart below crude oil production by state in that year:
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Source: Oil and petroleum products explained -Where our oil comes from, US EIA
