Trump campaigned on rolling back oil, gas regulations Pipelines, LNG terminals could get quicker permitting reviews Critics of biofuel mandate buoyed by Cabinet picks President Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday may prove to be the start of the most significant shift in the direction of oil policy in decades. Trump, who made promises on the campaign trail to boost US oil and gas output and roll back regulations unfriendly to industry, is expected to be a stark policy departure from President Barack Obama, who spent much of his political capital over the past four years pushing efforts to combat climate change. Related: Find more content about Trump’s administration in our news and analysis feature. Whether Trump is successful in repealing those efforts, such as new rules on methane emissions, remains unclear, as does whether the White House can even play a role in how much oil producers actually drill. But […]

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