Who Produces the Most Oil? First, Decide What Counts
In short: This film uses U.S. EIA data for 2024 and the geology of the oil window to explain how crude oil forms. It also shows that any answer to who produces the most oil depends on the year, the unit and whether crude alone or all liquids are counted.
A 2:12 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Springer (chapter by Bernard P. Tissot and Dietrich H. Welte, 'Petroleum Formation and Occurrence', Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1978), “Formation of Petroleum in Relation to Geological Processes. Timing of Oil and Gas Generation”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Petroleum - Formation, Maturation, Kerogen | Britannica”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Petroleum liquids supply growth driven by non-OPEC+ countries in 2025 and 2026 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”.
Sources used in this film
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Springer (chapter by Bernard P. Tissot and Dietrich H. Welte, 'Petroleum Formation and Occurrence', Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1978) — Formation of Petroleum in Relation to Geological Processes. Timing of Oil and Gas Generation · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Petroleum - Formation, Maturation, Kerogen | Britannica · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Petroleum liquids supply growth driven by non-OPEC+ countries in 2025 and 2026 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): International - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Springer (chapter by Bernard P. Tissot and Dietrich H. Welte, 'Petroleum Formation and Occurrence', Springer-Verlag Berl: Formation of Petroleum in Relation to Geological Processes. Timing of Oil and Gas Generation
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Petroleum - Formation, Maturation, Kerogen | Britannica
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Petroleum liquids supply growth driven by non-OPEC+ countries in 2025 and 2026 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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