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Follow the oil: The logic behind Trump’s first year, foreign policy chaos

2026-01-21T20:10:14-05:00

It feels like a decade…But somehow, Donald Trump has only just clocked one year back in the White House. From intervention in Venezuela to threats against Greenland, from trade tariffs against allies to rambling letters to other Heads of State, it’s an extraordinary and growing list. Read more…

Follow the oil: The logic behind Trump’s first year, foreign policy chaos2026-01-21T20:10:14-05:00

Oil and gas drilling permits surge 55% under Trump

2026-01-21T20:12:52-05:00

The Trump administration’s efforts to boost the U.S. oil and gas industry resulted in a 55 percent increase in permits to drill on public lands in just under a year. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management approved 5,742 permits to drill between Jan. 20, 2025 — the first day of President Donald Trump’s second term — and Jan. 6 of this year, according to data from the agency. Read more…

Oil and gas drilling permits surge 55% under Trump2026-01-21T20:12:52-05:00

Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity

2026-01-21T20:07:36-05:00

Activity in the oil and gas sector edged lower in fourth quarter 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey. The business activity index, the survey’s broadest measure of the conditions energy firms face in the Eleventh District, remained negative, though relatively unchanged at -6.2 in the fourth quarter. Read more…

Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity2026-01-21T20:07:36-05:00

EIA adjusts forecast for U.S. oil production as producers set a record in July 2025

2026-01-21T16:10:53-05:00

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that U.S. crude oil production will average 13.5 million barrels per day in both 2025 and 2026, both slightly higher than the agency’s September forecast. Read more…

EIA adjusts forecast for U.S. oil production as producers set a record in July 20252026-01-21T16:10:53-05:00
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