BP’s latest statistical review of world energy has the answer. According to BP’s latest annual statistical review of world energy, the top oil producer in the world in 2021 was the United States with an output of 16.58 million barrels per day. The figure marked a 0.8 percent increase from 2020’s production rate, which was shown to be 16.45 million barrels per day. BP’s report highlighted that the U.S. produced 17.11 million barrels of oil per day in 2019, 15.31 million barrels per day in 2018, 13.14 million barrels per day in 2017, 12.35 million barrels per day in 2016, and 12.78 million barrels per day in 2015. Saudi Arabia ranked second in oil production last year with 10.95 million barrels per day, while Russia ranked third with 10.94 million barrels per day, according to BP’s review. Saudi Arabia’s production in 2021 marked a 0.8 percent drop compared to […]