Claim Check · Energy
“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”
Verdict: Mostly TrueTrue if you count all petroleum liquids: the U.S. produces more total liquids than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined. For crude oil alone, the U.S. leads each country but not their combined total.
In April 23, 2026 remarks at the White House, President Trump said the U.S. is producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.
By the broadest measure - total petroleum and other liquids, which includes crude oil, natural gas liquids and biofuels - the U.S. does out-produce Saudi Arabia and Russia combined, according to Energy Information Administration data. The U.S. has been the world's largest producer of petroleum liquids for years.
The claim is weaker for crude oil specifically: the U.S. produces more crude than either country alone, but not more than the two combined. Because Trump said oil rather than crude, and the all-liquids reading supports him, PolitiFact rated the statement Mostly True.
Sources
- Trump on US oil vs Russia and Saudi Arabia — PolitiFact
- Petroleum and Other Liquids - International — U.S. Energy Information Administration
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