https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Top_Oil_Producing_Countie...
As oil prices went down, they had to pump MORE to maintain operating costs.
http://econbrowser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/us_oil_jan...
http://econbrowser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/crude_oil_...
http://econbrowser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/saudi_prod...
http://econbrowser.com/archives/2016/01/world-oil-supply-and...
Love,
Kneegrown
This is not the case. It may be in the next 10-20 years but the real reason is due to fracking. The fact is that the US / Canada has added additional supply to the market and no longer imports as much oil from OPEC.
http://www.drillingcontractor.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04...
Also, the price fell long BEFORE Saudi Arabia increased production (about a year). This was due to excess supply and why Saudi Arabia tried to cut production in 2014.
http://www.artberman.com/wp-content/uploads/Chart_Market-Bal...
https://ycharts.com/indicators/saudi_arabia_crude_oil_produc...