U.S. Domestic Crude Production, February 2008: 148,000 Barrels http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_crpdn_adc_mbbl_m.htm
U.S. Imported Crude AND Refined, February 2008: 365,000 Barrels http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_m.htm
You can play around with the number at the Department of Energy more if you like.
We produce about 30% of our Petroleum needs currently. If we want to maintain that, we need to open up California, Florida, New England, and Arctic waters to exploration and development now; otherwise we'll fall even further behind the 8 ball as the Gulf of Mexico declines.
Combine that with sensible conservation measures, expansion of nuclear energy, plug-in hybrid cars, etc it really isn't unrealistic to believe between increase production and reduced demand we could be 50% domestic in 20 years.
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