Darn that Energy Information Administration. They keep putting out data that conflicts with Obama’s boasts.
The latest EIA report:
Production and sales of fossil fuels from Federal and Indian lands can be influenced by a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, Federal leasing and regulatory policies. Total sales of all fossil fuels produced on Federal and Indian lands, which are measured in terms of British thermal units (Btu) to allow for aggregation across all fossil fuels, rose by about 1 percent between fiscal year FY 2009 and FY 2010 and dropped by about 6 percent between FY 2010 and FY 2011 (Table 1).
Crude-oil production? Down from 739 million barrels to 646 million barrels in FY 2011.
Natural-gas production? Down from 5,415 billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 4,859 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in FY 2011.
Natural-gas plant liquids? Down from 115 million barrels to 111 million barrels in FY 2011
Coal production? Down from 478 million short tons to 470 million short tons in FY 2011.
Taken altogether, the total amount of fossil fuel produced from federal land hit 18.6 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), lower than every year since 2003.
So when Jay Carney or Barack Obama brags about increased domestic production, they mean on private lands, not on federal lands. In fact, the private-land boom has to be even bigger to overcome the lower production from federal lands.