Domestic Oil And Gas Production

WALLE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 26: A public information office besides a drilling rig is closed because of vandalism on September 26, 2014 near Walle, Germany. Germany produces approximately three million tons of petroleum domestically per year, a tiny fraction of the 112 million tons it consumes. The country also produces 11 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which covers approximately 12% of domestic demand. Many countries in Europe are seeking to exploit domestic sources of energy more rigorously in an effort to reduce their dependence on oil and gas from Russia in the wake of the rifts caused by the war in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by David Hecker/Getty Images)