"We actually were producing more than what we were using, according to that graph.
And exporting more than importing."

 

 What graph are you looking at?

 According to the one I posted here the Blue "Consumption" line is higher than the Orange "Production" line from 1957 to 2019.  Consumption was higher than production for 62 years.

 That's the exact same one I posted.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/imports-and-exports.php

 vs.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/imports-and-exports.php


 How are you coming to the conclusion that "Production WAS more than consumption" using that graph?

 I don't know, we must be seeing this completely the opposite.  The graph shows Blue is "Consumption" and Orange is "Production" and the Blue line is higher than the Orange one.  Blue = Consumption = Higher than Orange.

 For instance if I select 2020 it shows we used 98.70 billion BTU's and produced 71.27.  That means we used more energy than we produced by 27.43 billion BTU's.  That is definitely more Consumption than Production.

 In that same year we imported 28.87 billion BTU and exported 3.96.  That means we imported much more energy that we exported.

 How is that energy independent?  We used more than we made or exported.


"Since then, total energy net imports generally declined each year to a record low in 2021. The United States became a net total energy exporter in 2019 for the first time since 1952"

 I don't understand how this means we were energy independent.  That just means we brought in more that we put out from 1952 until 2019.


 How do you interperet this? :

Up to the early 1950s, the United States produced most of the energy in consumed.1 Starting in the mid-1950s, the United States began to import greater amounts of energy, particularly crude oil and petroleum products (such as gasoline and distillate fuels) to fill the gap between energy consumption and production. U.S. total energy imports generally increased every year until peaking in 2007. Total energy imports subsequently declined in most years through 2021 as increases in U.S. energy production offset the need for imports and also contributed to increases in U.S. energy exports.

 We must be looking at two different things.  I asked 19 people to look at the chart and not one saw it showing production being higher than consumption until 2019.  

 Even the statement you quoted says we weren't exporting from 1952 to 2019.

"It says in the box we produced more than we used"

 What does it say specifically.  Are you just looking at oil?



 What I see is a line chart that has "Consumption" on a blue line and "Production" on an orange line.  From 1952 to 2019 the blue line is higher than the orange line.  That means we consumed more than we produced.  

 This obviously wont work, so I will pull up other sources.  There is an outstanding amount of information that shows the US has not been producing more energy than it uses.

 I really wish other people on here would look and tell us what they see.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/imports-and-exports.php

Hey,the POINT IS biden DESTROYED our energy sector.
We were doing Great, gas was affordable, high school grads were driving trucks and making Bank, You want to split hairs so you can derail the thread away from a totally Marxist, America hating fool doesn't get a downvote.
Screw biden.
If you don't see what it says, I'm not bothered. It's okay.
I don't care if you're right. We WERE a Lot Better Off, whether we were or weren't absolutely energy independent. Obiden screwed America. Full stop.
Can you even admit that?

already said Biden's antics will reduce independence but your inability to have an adult conversation prohibits you from acknowledging it.

Good