Quote:US has only ‘scratched the surface’ of its oil potential as emerging technology strengthens energy outlook
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth tells FOX Business that new drilling technologies could unlock untapped resources

The U.S. has only "scratched the surface" of its oil potential, with new technologies and untapped resources emerging that could help cement America’s energy dominance for years to come.

"The biggest opportunity is to recover more of the molecules that are in the ground," Chevron CEO Mike Wirth told FOX Business in an exclusive interview.

Currently, only about 10% of the oil in place can be extracted with existing technology — a figure Chevron aims to increase.

Wirth told FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo that the company is investing in a new generation of drilling innovations, including artificial intelligence-powered systems and fiber-optic sensors that adjust fracking operations in real time. He said the goal is to fine-tune how fractures move through rock formations.


This undated photo shows oil wells pumping in the Permian Basin in Hobbs, New Mexico. (Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images)

When Bartiromo suggested the U.S. has only "scratched the surface" of its oil potential, Wirth agreed — saying advances in technology and innovation could extend America’s energy dominance well into

Wirth’s conversation with Bartiromo — part of her two-day trip to the Permian Basin in Texas — underscored how U.S. innovation and resource strength could secure America’s economic and energy future.

"The Permian Basin is the part of the world that has delivered most of the oil production growth over the last decade to meet all the demand growth in the world," Wirth said.

"It's made the U.S. the No. 1 producer, and it's a massive area. It's the size of the U.K. and has rewritten the history books of oil and gas."


In this photo from Oct. 2025, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth sits down with Maria Bartiromo at the Permian Basin in Texas to talk about the connection between energy dominance and national security. (FOX Business / FOXBusiness)

But that wasn't always the case.

Two decades ago, the U.S. was the world’s third-largest producer, trailing Saudi Arabia and Russia and steadily declining. Wirth noted that those two countries together pumped nearly three times more oil and gas than the U.S. at the time — but that trend has since reversed.

"Today, U.S. oil and gas production is greater than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined," Wirth said, adding that America is now a net exporter of energy rather than an importer.

That shift, he added, has fundamentally reshaped global energy diplomacy — giving the United States more leverage to support allies, reduce dependence on unstable regions and strengthen control over its own economic future.

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This is what I voted for. Hey government, get the hell out of the way.

The winning.

Oy Vey all the winning.

Please, please just make it stop.

We can’t handle so much winning.



*snicker

(10-31-2025 08:04 AM)JMUDunk Wrote:  The winning.

Oy Vey all the winning.

Please, please just make it stop.

We can’t handle so much winning.



*snicker

not only would the globohomos have put the kibosh on this with the greta poster child, but would do everything in their power to limit this tech from seeing the light o' day...

somebody has to reap the rewards ... not only am I in the camp of the oil companies coupled with #groverII MAGA support, but the residual impact for a nation that is fully dependent on the most cost-effective form of transporting goods and bodies to the masses...

2.50/gal is the perfect number to achieve both vs. limiting any form of growth moving forward ... that's where we're currently sitting in muh neck o' woods ... have been for months now...

@attaboyGents

Same here with the $2.50.