A gap chart showing U.S. and Saudi Arabia oil production in terawatt-hours from 1965 to 2024. The area between the two lines is shaded in two colors: warm gray before 2009, labeled "Production tracked closely," and steel blue after 2009, labeled "U.S. pulls ahead." A dashed vertical line marks the inflection point of the 2009 shale boom. The U.S. line ends at 10k TWh in 2024; Saudi Arabia at 5.9k TWh. An annotation notes that U.S. output is approximately 1.7 times that of Saudi Arabia. The chart illustrates a structural shift from decades of competitive parity to clear U.S. dominance following the shale revolution.
📊 #MakeoverMonday – 2026 W14 | Global Oil Production
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