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Domestic oil production at highest in over a decade

GasBuddy Blog -- We continue to hear that oil production would be higher if politicians would allow more offshore drilling. Sure, it would be higher- that's a no brainer- but what the media hasn't really told you is that U.S. domestic oil production this past January was at its highest level since August 1998- nearly 188 million barrels for the first month of 2012.

After hitting a low in September 2008, ahead of the election, and after Wall Street collapsed, production has risen nicely, led by massive gains in North Dakota, where production has risen from 3 million barrels a month to nearly 17 million barrels a month. Wow. That number is huge!

Elsewhere, production has also increased in Oklahoma to nearly 7 million barrels a month from...

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Submitted Apr 22, 2012 By: PD

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matthwbar Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,068 Points:1,018,780 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:19:39 AM Ignore matthwbar Report Abuse Thaks you..GW...!!
Homito All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:880 Points:174,700 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:19:31 AM Ignore Homito Report Abuse We need alternative energy sources.
ironbox_sara Champion Author Albany Posts:9,596 Points:2,239,730 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:18:18 AM Ignore ironbox_sara Report Abuse That explains the low prices at the pump. Oh, how's your CHANGE going???
bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,587 Points:601,520 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:18:00 AM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse Okay, let's reflect it at the pump.
VernonOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,920 Points:738,845 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:16:32 AM Ignore VernonOR Report Abuse Oil companies greed, speculators, greenies, and the exportation of oil to countries like India and China with a uncontrollable thirst for fuel will assure the price of fuel remain high.
chicoCA Champion Author California Posts:1,986 Points:1,775,650 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:15:19 AM Ignore chicoCA Report Abuse okay
cwashi3324 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,807 Points:574,265 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:14:47 AM Ignore cwashi3324 Report Abuse Keep the prices low!
DarthDadJr Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,317 Points:1,522,395 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:14:34 AM Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse This will continue, as long as the price remains high...that is the good and bad that results from high oil prices.
GManCo Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:5,001 Points:952,565 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:13:59 AM Ignore GManCo Report Abuse As most won't tell you, the increase has been on private lands. Obozo has curtailed drilling on federal lands.
CrappieFool All-Star Author Alabama Posts:785 Points:570,270 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:13:09 AM Ignore CrappieFool Report Abuse Where's the beef?
WebGabe Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,374 Points:497,595 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:10:17 AM Ignore WebGabe Report Abuse Hmm...
tbbMI Sophomore Author Michigan Posts:135 Points:756,070 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:09:54 AM Ignore tbbMI Report Abuse So if they are producing more, why are the prices going up????
lightbulbman2008 Champion Author Worcester Posts:415,113 Points:1,588,610 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:09:35 AM Ignore lightbulbman2008 Report Abuse minimal effect on pump prices...
MrRush Sophomore Author Akron Posts:152 Points:139,555 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:09:17 AM Ignore MrRush Report Abuse Let's keep on reducing our oil consumption as a nation.
steben11 Veteran Author Montreal Posts:382 Points:484,965 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:09:07 AM Ignore steben11 Report Abuse good news
CapNC Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:393 Points:362,780 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:06:52 AM Ignore CapNC Report Abuse the increases are due to Bush's work - just now opening up and the increase is on private property not government which nobamma will not permit
Emmamae1 Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,065 Points:590,165 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:03:35 AM Ignore Emmamae1 Report Abuse good news
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,696 Points:778,325 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:03:05 AM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse ok
TKAP Champion Author North Carolina Posts:1,415 Points:410,235 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 10:02:53 AM Ignore TKAP Report Abuse very good news
zimowski Champion Author San Jose Posts:6,676 Points:1,585,440 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:58:06 AM Ignore zimowski Report Abuse Didn't we see this article yesterday?
emernal Champion Author St. Louis Posts:6,928 Points:2,013,790 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:57:51 AM Ignore emernal Report Abuse We won't get any long term relief until we are no longer dependent on oil no matter what the price is.
condé Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,746 Points:1,814,640 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:57:26 AM Ignore condé Report Abuse That is good but lets not cover the idiots butts in DC with this, fact is they are holding the U.S. taxpayer over a hot pot of boiling water ready to drop us in! Slaves they will make us...... we pay they spend.... on nothing but crap!!!!!
momof5MN Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,059 Points:214,935 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:57:05 AM Ignore momof5MN Report Abuse And the price at the pump is still too high!
RedskinGas Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,018 Points:1,131,035 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:56:30 AM Ignore RedskinGas Report Abuse Where has this person been? Both Obama and his media buddies have been telling us this for a month or more.
Skipper52 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,418 Points:1,593,685 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:56:30 AM Ignore Skipper52 Report Abuse Doesn't help pump prices.
PhilnTX All-Star Author Dallas Posts:656 Points:436,830 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:56:29 AM Ignore PhilnTX Report Abuse Got two wells making oil and gas on our land.
cardjcsk Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,960 Points:1,874,490 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:56:05 AM Ignore cardjcsk Report Abuse But still high at the pumps
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:9,677 Points:2,620,605 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:55:12 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse Yesterdays news.... Lets keep the production here and lower the pump price just a tad...
egd Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:8,100 Points:2,120,250 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:54:56 AM Ignore egd Report Abuse export the refined products the profits are greater in the global market
hibsaw Champion Author Mississippi Posts:8,047 Points:1,682,940 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:53:58 AM Ignore hibsaw Report Abuse Keep those drill bits turning. Eventually we will get some relief.
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,979 Points:786,605 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:53:50 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse Production is up and it shows that this has nothing to do with retail prices.
GatorGuy Champion Author Columbia Posts:2,233 Points:1,208,220 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:53:18 AM Ignore GatorGuy Report Abuse It's not oil production I'm worried about, it's gas production. We're exporting oil and our gas prices are high.
mnorthwood13 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,385 Points:763,935 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:52:49 AM Ignore mnorthwood13 Report Abuse We could increase these totals still...
wildddkattt80 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,143 Points:432,145 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:52:37 AM Ignore wildddkattt80 Report Abuse I have posted a comment about that here so many times already. I don't know where some of these people get their news. Is it from another article they read?
Blazer197 Champion Author New Haven Posts:3,240 Points:615,150 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:52:32 AM Ignore Blazer197 Report Abuse THEN WHY ARE THE PRICES SO DAMM HIGH??? THE OBUMMERMAN IS TO BLAME
eddyp94 Champion Author Ontario Posts:8,163 Points:1,660,835 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:52:17 AM Ignore eddyp94 Report Abuse Still won't help lower oil prices...
mysub Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:8,916 Points:2,331,440 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:51:55 AM Ignore mysub Report Abuse mikesr100, right on. I wish these people would tell the whole story instead of always sticking up for obama when he proves he's an idiot.
MrLuigi Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,778 Points:967,660 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:51:01 AM Ignore MrLuigi Report Abuse certainly isn't helping out us consumers, that much is for sure
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,430 Points:480,845 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:50:32 AM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse self-sufficiency is just around the corner!
chyguy3 Champion Author Wyoming Posts:2,855 Points:859,990 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:49:41 AM Ignore chyguy3 Report Abuse And as we all know, Prez. B.O. has taken credit for this, even though he has also said ihe won't approve new leases or open up the Gulf coast, ANWR, left coast, etc., because it would be YEARS before we saw any benefit or oil coming from these fields. So now, after all the years of permit, licensing, EPA studies, surveying, etc, now he claims credit for all the oil coming (whose process got started with W) as something he's done. Way to cheat on the exam Mr. Prez!!!!
BWALL2700 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,174 Points:195,735 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:49:33 AM Ignore BWALL2700 Report Abuse It doesn't matter. Gas prices still to high. More oil means more export for more profit. No help at the pump.
ttfn5tigger Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,908 Points:415,325 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:48:21 AM Ignore ttfn5tigger Report Abuse The news has had numerous articles about the ND oil production and the towns that have popped up around the drilling.
mikesr100 Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,898 Points:1,081,710 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:45:11 AM Ignore mikesr100 Report Abuse That's only half the story because my car can't run on Oil! The Obama government and State governments keeps forcing refineries to close!
Diesel_Ram Champion Author Dallas Posts:6,507 Points:1,519,435 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:45:09 AM Ignore Diesel_Ram Report Abuse Good, as it should be.
Amanstrom Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,857 Points:538,905 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:44:44 AM Ignore Amanstrom Report Abuse Interesting
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,556 Points:274,995 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:44:24 AM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse Complaining about domestic oil production is only another way for the racist conservatives to bellow about the fact that they don't like the fact that the Americans did not choose a white guy to sit in the White House. Oil is dark and they love oil. Obama is dark and they hate Obama. The conservative republicans would have us pick a white flip flopper who likes to fire people, knows that corporations are people, who supports the war on women, who thinks that illegals should deport themselves, who wants lower taxes on the rich, who supportd the Ryan budget for disaster and will say anything at any time just to fit in and will deny that he ever said it when confronted on what he did say.
Rancher23 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,198 Points:660,320 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:43:27 AM Ignore Rancher23 Report Abuse Whatever !!!!
dlzastera Champion Author Minnesota Posts:4,515 Points:1,024,320 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:43:09 AM Ignore dlzastera Report Abuse Thanks to private land in North Dakota.
Topless2012 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,437 Points:482,040 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:41:56 AM Ignore Topless2012 Report Abuse Writers must be on break. This is old.
Jamer Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:8,764 Points:1,637,235 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:40:23 AM Ignore Jamer Report Abuse Very old news.
Car54BC08 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:4,259 Points:1,511,315 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:40:14 AM Ignore Car54BC08 Report Abuse This is another repeat
indrix All-Star Author Toronto Posts:582 Points:161,790 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Apr 23, 2012 9:39:31 AM Ignore indrix Report Abuse old news