Video- Fox Contributor and MRC Head Brent Bozell Now Making Up Oil Statistics

LOL, Bozell is a clown. Via Media Matters.

Reality: Oil Production Is At An Eight-Year High

Energy Information Administration: U.S. “Oil Production Has Increased Over The Past Few Years, Reversing A Decline That Began In 1986.” From the 2012 Annual Energy Outlook by the Energy Information Administration:

Domestic crude oil production has increased over the past few years, reversing a decline that began in 1986. U.S. crude oil production increased from 5.1 million barrels per day in 2007 to 5.5 million barrels per day in 2010. [Energy Information Administration, 1/23/12]

PolitiFact: Oil Production Is Highest In Eight Years. From a January 24 PolitiFact article:

Here are the annual totals, in barrels produced, going back to 2003:

2003: 2,073,453,000
2004: 1,983,302,000
2005: 1,890,106,000
2006: 1,862,259,000
2007: 1,848,450,000
2008: 1,811,817,000
2009: 1,956,596,000
2010: 1,998,137,000

The full-year data is available only through 2010, but 10 months of data from 2011 have been made public. Through the end of October 2011, production totaled 1,713,038,000 barrels. If that pace continues, the year-end total should be around 2,055,646,000 barrels — higher than any year since 2003. That’s eight years ago, just as Obama said. [PolitiFact.com, 1/24/12]