US production of liquid petroleum
US liquefied petroleum output is set to overhaul Saudi Arabia in September or October, for the first time since 1991. In terms of crude oil production, the US is still in third, with Russia in the lead.
US production of liquid petroleum reached 11.5 million barrels per day, on track to outpace Saudi Arabia’s 11.6 million barrels in the next few months, according to August data from the International Energy Agency, published on September 10.
Saudi Arabia is the second-largest petroleum exporter to the US, but as domestic production increases in America, less is needed from abroad.
The shale oil boom in the US began in 2008 and has increased US crude output by 60 percent. In 2012, the United States became a net exporter of liquefied petroleum gases for the first time.
Between January and March 2014, Saudi Arabia exported an average of 1.5 million barrels per day to the US.
Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of petroleum liquids in the world and is home to the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves, 16 percent of the world’s total.
