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US Oil Output Hits an All-Time Record as the Iran War Spikes Prices

2026-07-07

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Summary

US crude oil production climbed to a record 13.934 million barrels a day in April 2026 — the highest monthly output ever — as producers chased prices driven up by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
That topped March's 13.718 million bpd; the EIA projects full-year 2026 output averaging about 13.72 million bpd.
US production has still never averaged 14 million barrels a day, even as it leads the world.

The question

Record US oil production is a strategic asset amid global instability.

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