The US as a whole could produce more oil than OPEC if Congress would let the companies do so.
That’s why production is up. These people are terrified of the Drill now movement. If they produce now and the prices at the pump fall below say $3.50 they hope energy will be off the table in the fall and the haloed one can win. Once the Dems are secure and the no drilling crowd is back in charge then OPEC cuts production and up go the prices the way the haloed one’s interview told us he wanted it.