ViewpointsOpinionWill US Oil Production Leadership Survive the Pandemic?Falling demand, rising production threatens energy independenceSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintFlared natural gas is burned off at Apache Corporations operations at the Deadwood natural gas plant in the Permian Basin in Garden City, Texas, on Feb. 5, 2015. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesJames Gorrie3/30/2020|Updated: 3/31/2020CommentaryOne of the victims of the CCP virus may be the U.S. oil industry.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.