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‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Is Unlikely Under Trump, Exxon Says

Oil and gas producers in the US will not raise output significantly in the coming years despite calls from President-Elect Donald Trump to “drill, baby, drill,” said Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Upstream President Liam Mallon. “I think a radical change is …

Biden Administration Finalizes Stricter Rules to Prevent Offshore Blowouts in Oil and Gas Drilling Rigs

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, reversing some Trump administration policies and returning to a more stringent regulatory stance …

$264M Offered for Gulf Oil Under Climate Compromise

Oil companies offered a combined $264 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill compromise. The auction was the first in the Gulf in more than a year …