voir s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁de cade ▁the ▁situation ▁was ▁revers ed ▁with ▁prices ▁low ▁and ▁dro pping . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁dem ands ▁for ▁more ▁" order ly " ▁competition ▁and ▁set ▁minimum ▁oil ▁prices . ▁R ather ▁than ▁repe aling ▁the ▁previous ▁policies ▁en act ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Congress ▁en act ed ▁a ▁price - support ▁system . ▁Similar ▁cycles ▁have ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Gas ▁ ▁Natural ▁gas ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁source ▁of ▁energy ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁representing ▁ 3 3 % ▁of ▁all ▁energy ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Natural ▁gas ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁largest ▁source ▁of ▁elect rical ▁generation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁producer ▁of ▁natural ▁gas ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁sur pass ed ▁Russia . ▁US ▁natural ▁gas ▁production ▁achieved ▁new ▁record ▁high s ▁for ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Market ed ▁natural ▁gas ▁production ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁was ▁, ▁a ▁ 5 . 4 % ▁increase ▁over ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 2 % ▁increase ▁over ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁ ▁per ▁day ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Because