If you want 11 million reasons to be optimistic about America, you might want to start with counting barrels of crude oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that U.S. crude oil production exceeded 11 million barrels a day for the first time in history. Not too many years ago, that would have seemed to have been impossible by many who lacked the imagination and drive of those in the U.S. energy industry.
From:: Resource Investor