Hurricane Isaac contributed to a temporary spike in gas prices, but on September  12 gas once again rose, to $3.86, as refineries cut production prior to the switch  from summer blend gasoline to winter blend. Benchmark Crude also reached its  highest level since early May and continued to rise above $99 after Federal ...
Mar 24, 2011 ... Palin, March 15: The evidence of the President's anti-drilling mentality and his  culpability in the high gas prices hurting Americans is there for all to see. On “Fox  News Sunday” March .... oil production rose last year. Obama, March 11: Last  year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003.
Jan 26, 2012 ... In 2011, U.S. crude oil production reached its highest level since 2003, and U.S.  natural gas production eclipsed the previous recordset in 1973. Total oil and gas  production on public lands during the first three years of the Obama  Administration increased by 13 percent compared with the last three years of ...
May 14, 2011 ... The president, in his address, said he supported increased domestic oil and gas  development, if done safely and responsibly. “Last year, America's oil production  reached its highest level since 2003,” he said. “But I believe that we should  expand oil production in America, even as we increase safety and ...
Feb 29, 2012 ... In 2011, U.S. crude oil production reached its highest level in 8 years, increasing  by an estimated 110,000 barrels per day over 2010 levels to 5.59 ... In fact, since  new standards were put into place last year, the administration has approved  hundreds of permits for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, including:.
Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003.