Chicago Tribune | US soon to surpass Saudis, Russia as top oil producer Chicago Tribune The U.S. is on pace to leapfrog both Saudi Arabia and Russia and reclaim the title of the world's biggest oil producer for the first time since the 1970s. The latest forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that U.S. output ... US soon to be top oil producer The United States is set to surpass Saudi Arabia as top producer of crude oil |