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Fact-check · Oct 13, 2026

“The US achieved record domestic oil and gas production, in 2025”

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What the record shows
EIA Monthly Energy Review confirms US achieved record domestic oil and gas production in 2025: crude oil averaged 13.6 million barrels/day (previous record 13.2 in 2024); dry natural gas reached 39 trillion cubic feet (previous record 103.6 bcf/d in 2023).

EIA data confirms record crude oil and natural gas production in 2025, with crude oil up 3% and natural gas up 4% from 2024 records.

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From: New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia set for podium debut

Every time it was said

2 times, Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026 · 1 true · 1 misleading · against US oil & gas extraction output (industrial production index) (FRED)
147151155SepOctNovDecJan 26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovAug 14, 2026: published figure 155.1 index (Jun 2026) — MISLEADINGOct 13, 2026: published figure 151.2 index (Aug 2026) — TRUEAug 14Oct 13
US oil & gas extraction output (industrial production index), as revised today● figure published the day it was saidTrueMisleading

The verdicts differ. Some differences can come from new data between dates (see the figure published each day); others come from changes in the wording or in what each check found. Each check is linked below.

Aug 14, 2026155.1 index (Jun 2026) · President Trump Delivers Remarks, Aug. 14, 2026MISLEADING
Oct 13, 2026151.2 index (Aug 2026) · This pageTRUE
Figures published each day come from FRED archives (ALFRED), before later revisions.

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