The world used more energy than ever in 2025, and fossil fuels still supplied 86% of it despite record renewable growth, according to the Energy Institute. U.S. oil output hit a record 21.1 million barrels a day, which the White House cites as proof of its energy-dominance agenda.
Fossil fuels are not retreating. Oil, natural gas and coal accounted for 86% of global energy use last year, the Energy Institute's 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy found, even as renewable power set growth records. Overall, the world consumed more energy than at any point on record.
U.S. output reaches a record
American production sat at the center of that demand. U.S. oil output reached a record 21.1 million barrels a day in 2025, nearly matching the combined output of Saudi Arabia and Russia. The country also remained the world's largest natural gas producer and the leading exporter of petroleum products.
The White House framed the numbers as vindication. Spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said Trump's energy dominance agenda had been successful in unleashing reliable, affordable and secure energy. She tied rising oil, gas and coal production to lower prices, more jobs and stronger energy security for American families and businesses.
Why the supply picture moves markets
Much of the world's supply still runs through a single waterway. About 20 million barrels of oil and one-fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas pass through the Strait of Hormuz each day.
That exposure shapes the policy argument. Unleash Prosperity co-founder Steve Moore said flare-ups in the Middle East have caused disruption to energy markets. Heritage Foundation chief economist EJ Antoni said the Iran war showed the U.S. needs to be not just energy independent but energy dominant. For anyone following oil and natural gas, that argument now runs alongside record U.S. output and the highest global energy demand on record.
Source: Fox News
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