00:00Last year, the United States achieved a groundbreaking new record in energy production.
00:08Overall energy production surpassed energy consumption by 9 quadrillion British thermal
00:14units.
00:15That's the first time this has happened since the 1950s, according to data from the Energy
00:19Information Administration.
00:21The boost in total U.S. energy production was primarily propelled by large increases
00:26in natural gas and crude oil.
00:29Natural gas production surged by 4 percent.
00:32Crude oil production spiked by 9 percent from the previous year.
00:36Production of natural gas plant liquids, a byproduct of natural gas extraction, surged
00:41by 8 percent.
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