BS? You do not believe US Crude Oil production is increasing? I suggest you visit Texas or North Dakota and look at the want ads some time.
As for prices, We still import more crude oil than we produce domestically. We get more oil from OPEC than TX, ND, OK, NM, AK, CA, LA & CO combined. When we are not so dependent on foreign nations, we will get a bigger influence on prices.
Home sales on the rise too? It’s all relative my friend. We SHOULD be producing twice as much oil as we currently are.