US Petroleum Production Hits Record of 18.2 Million Barrels a Day
A pumpjack from California-based energy company Signal Hill Petroleum is seen in front of the landmark Curley's Cafe in Signal Hill, Calif., on Oct. 21, 2019. Frederic J. Brown /AFP via Getty Images
Despite chaos from the coronavirus pandemic and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, the United States set a new petroleum production record of 18.2 million barrels a day.