Top 10 Global Oil & Gas Producers

The American Petroleum Institute (API) used 2014 data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) to compare the oil and gas production power of states like Texas and Louisiana to the biggest energy producing countries around the globe.   Who are the energy powerhouses around the world?

Top 10 Oil Producers 2014

#1 Russia, 10.11 million barrels per day
#2 Saudi Arabia, 9.73 million barrels per day
#3 United States, 8.65 million barrels per day  
#4 China, 4.19 million barrels per day
#5 Canada, 3.60 million barrels per day
#6 Iraq, 3.37 million barrels per day
#7 Iran, 3.24 million barrels per day
#8 Texas, 3.14 million barrels per day
#9 United Arab Emirates, 2.82 million barrels per day
#10 Kuwait, 2.62 million barrels per day

Top 10 Natural Gas Producers 2014

#1 United States, 65.73 billion cubic feet per day   
#2 Russia, 59.46 billion cubic feet per day
#3 Texas, 18.84 billion cubic feet per day
#4 Iran, 15.43 billion cubic feet per day
#5 Qatar, 15.09 billion cubic feet per day
#6 Canada, 13.85 billion cubic feet per day
#7 Norway, 11.36 billion cubic feet per day
#8 China, 10.02 billion cubic feet per day
#9 Saudi Arabia, 9.58 billion cubic feet per day
#10 Algeria, 8.34 billion cubic feet per day

Source:  Fuel Fix, An Oklahoma of oil at risk amid shaky finances for U.S. shale drillers, September 18, 2015, http://fuelfix.com/blog/2015/09/18/an-oklahoma-of-oil-at-risk-as-debt-shackles-u-s-shale-drillers/#33412101=0