Nice revisionist history PlatinumFool, Obama fought the oil and gas industry and made it harder to do business by imposing all new EPA regulations and not approving a bunch of vital pipelines needed to ship the oil. He railed against fossil fuels and gave billions away to promote/subsidize "green energy" boondogles like Solendra. Most of the oil and gas increases came on private land where the government has less influence and ability to stop projects. Finally, the price of oil and new drilling technology which made production cheaper had the most to do with industry expansion. Obozo gets zero credit. Trump get credit going forward for approving pipelines that Obama stopped, for rolling back Obama's EPA regulations and for getting drilling in ANWR approved in his tax cut bill.
Wow, there's so much wrong that it's laughable. He didn't approve 1 pipeline, that did little but help Canadian oil.
Solendra is the only example you guys can give because most of the other projects have been a success. Just like any new technology, not everything you invest in will be a winner. But logic and hard data are not your thing so I understand why you spout talking points.
So in one breath you say Obama made it harder to do business with all these 'regulations' yet then say he couldn't stop projects because they were on private land.
It takes years to get oil & gas projects on-line so no, Trump has had zero to do with increased production.
So price and tech are the main production drivers so you can give Obama no credit but give Trump credit. Last I looked gas is at multi-year highs, so maybe that's why you're seeing increased production? Your own words right? But no, it's Trump right?
ANWR drilling will not happen anytime soon unless oil goes to $200/barrel. Very expensive to do. Dems will hopefully reverse it and stop other public land raping by corporate interests that own Trump and his cronies.
It seems you're ok to promote/subsidize fossil fuels but not green energy? Green energy supports many more jobs than coal, and is one of the fastest growing job markets. Jobs that don't require your high school educated ruralites to go to college.
This is just another perfect example of how America is being left behind because people want to hang on to the past. Coal jobs aren't coming back - solar, wind and geothermal are the future and thanks to Trump, we've given that future over to China.
Those EPA regulations protect the air and water you and your kids breathe and drink from. Now we can look forward to more polluted land, air and water, and we'll end up paying for it with higher healthcare costs.
Face it: under Obama's watch, oil & gas production skyrocketed. And he did it without sacrificing the quality of our air, land and water.