U.S. less dependent on oil imports
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President Donald Trump has claimed that the U.S. has become such a big oil producer, it no longer needs crude from the Middle East. Since 2017, U.S. oil production has risen by almost a third
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U.S. oil and petroleum production and imports (million barrels/month, b/m)

Jan 2017: President Trump assumes office

Jun 2019, total: 639.62 million b/m
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           2017                 2018                  2019
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Persian Gulf
Canada
Rest of the world
United States
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29.85
131.24
116.07
362.46
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Jan 2017: U.S. produces 274.69 million b/n, consumes 607.07 million b/n imports 333.0 million b/n
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2017-19: Production up 32% to 362.46 million b/n, imports fall 17% to 277.16 million b/n
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Sources: Energy Information Administration, Reuters Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS