There were no lockdowns in 2019.While those event are true. People still drove....a lot.
The only time that wasn't true was 2019 during lockdowns which were mostly over 6 months into Biden's tenure as the graph of oil demand in the enclosed article shows.
US Oil Consumption, 1965 – 2024 | CEIC Data
US Oil Consumption was reported at 18,983.557 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 18,862.210 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022.www.ceicdata.com