2011 produced the most oil in history

And the 7 sisters you speak of have been out of the game for a very long time
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/471ae...#axzz1tp3cbvTI

China National Petroleum Corporation (China)
Gazprom (Russia)
National Iranian Oil Company (Iran)
Petrobras (Brazil)
PDVSA (Venezuela)
Petronas (Malaysia)
Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)

again, us based oil companies own less than 10% of the market.
times, they are a changin