Oil & gas have been the dominant source of energy for more than a century. From the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, America?s dependence on the Middle East and other foreign sources to meet its energy needs was rising. Over the past seven years, the U.S. has become much more energy independent. Get the facts in this article as we look at U.S. production, consumption, and net petroleum imports from 1949 through 2014!
