Saudi Arabia ousts US as biggest oil producer

Posted online September 14, 2016 | 11:37 am

The International Energy Agency reports Saudi Arabia has retaken the lead as the world's No. 1 oil producer.

The United States has been the world's largest producer of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons since April 2014.

In August, U.S. output was 12.2 million barrels a day, below Saudi Arabian production of 12.58 million barrels a day the same month.

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