It is true that imports of petroleum (which includes crude oil, refined petroleum products, and other liquids) decreased in 2020, the last year of Trump’s presidential term:
7.863 million barrels per day imported versus 10.055 million barrels per day imported in 2016, former president Barack Obama’s last year, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows (
here ).
That year the United States became a “net exporter” -
exporting more of a commodity than what it imports - of petroleum for the first time since 1949 (it exported 8.498 million barrels per day, and imported 7.863 mb/d)
As U.S. consumers experienced record high gas prices days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, various political figures have said the United States was “energy independent” under the administration of former president Donald Trump and have criticized policy under President Joe Biden. Reuters...
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Just when you thought President Joe Biden couldn’t screw up U.S. energy policy any worse,
his cabinet rises to the occasion.
The Biden administration wants to curb – and potentially ban outright – U.S. exports of oil and refined products. Such a decision would do little to tame soaring consumer fuel prices and could cause them to remain inflated for longer.
The Biden administration wants to curb U.S. exports of oil and refined petroleum products, including potentially reinstating the 1970s-era ban that was lifted in 2015. Such a move would be disastrous for the U.S. economy and our allies.
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