U.S. Ousts Russia as Top World Oil, Gas Producer in BP Data

Four pumpjacks are silhouetted as they operate at the site of an oil well outside Williston, North Dakota, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

The U.S. has taken Russia’s crown as the biggest oil and natural-gas producer in a demonstration of the seismic shifts in the world energy landscape emanating from America’s shale fields.

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