The grandparent post said:<p><pre><code>   The USA are still a net importer of oil
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that is still true. What the graph you linked to tells you is that the USA is now producing more than 50% of its total consumption. It still imports the rest.<p>You need to sum both entries on your graph to get the total. E.g. here&#x27;s a quote from another govt agency:<p><pre><code>   In 2014, the United States consumed a total
   of 6.97 billion barrels of petroleum products,
   an average of about 19.11 million barrels per day.
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