How much oil can Trump pump? Trump’s wish to “drill, baby, drill” will run up against the hard realities of the energy market. The president-elect is setting himself up to fail. American oil is pumped by private firms, which make their own decisions. Shale firms have little incentive to drill more.

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/12/09/how-much-oil-can-trump-pump

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