What would republicans even have to criticize the next democrat president for?

[jc456]

I don't know but it did occur quickly rapid onset Alzheimer's Trump's got it too. How long will your party bosses put up with it how is worse , it's toxic because of his personality disorders.

only while you're in the basement. Trump is doing just fine your post is evidence you know it.

 

[Couchpotato]

National average dropped to $1.94 in April 2020. They began rising in June of 2020. No active leases were cancelled. No drilling project was delayed. US production only increased throughout Bidens term and we became more energy independent than ever. A oil import pipeline has nothing to do with US oil production.

U.S. All Grades All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon)

U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels per Day)

It was all the Covid Bubble, until 2022 when.....



By taking us back to 1953. Forward, into the past.

It’s a 3-4 year process minimum to develop a lease from survey to production. No lease Biden approved or disapproved would affect production during his term.

 

[Couchpotato]

National average dropped to $1.94 in April 2020. They began rising in June of 2020. No active leases were cancelled. No drilling project was delayed. US production only increased throughout Bidens term and we became more energy independent than ever. A oil import pipeline has nothing to do with US oil production.

U.S. All Grades All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon)

U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels per Day)

It was all the Covid Bubble, until 2022 when.....



By taking us back to 1953. Forward, into the past.

It’s also patently untrue that Biden didn’t cancel leases and close huge areas to exploration and further development. There’s really no reason to lie about it. Google works.

 

[BlindBoo]

It’s also patently untrue that Biden didn’t cancel leases and close huge areas to exploration and further development. There’s really no reason to lie about it. Google works.

There was no activity on the few leases in ANWR that were granted in the waning day of Benedict Donald's first term. No banks were going to lend money for projects in ANWR. No major oil corporation was interested in drilling up there. Congress can open up the outer banks any time it wants. That had no effect on the continued growth of US Energy production under Biden.

 

[BackAgain]

Gawd you are dumb


During the Trump administration's second term, critics and civil liberties organizations have identified several actions that they argue suppress or infringe upon U.S. constitutional rights.




First Amendment (Speech, Assembly, & Press)

• Retaliation Against Critics: The administration issued executive orders targeting law firms that represented political opponents or engaged in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, which a federal judge later ruled as viewpoint discrimination.
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• Suppression of Protest: Federal law enforcement and the National Guard were deployed to quell student protests, particularly those supporting Palestinian rights, leading to arrests of individuals who had not been charged with crimes.

• Press Restrictions: The administration has been accused of undermining press freedom by targeting journalists, suing media outlets, and pulling global funding for the free press.

• Academic and Scientific Censorship: Efforts included removing datasets on social disparities, prohibiting terms like "LGBTQ" from government medical websites, and threatening to defund universities over their DEI policies

Fourth Amendment (Search & Seizure)

• Warrantless Searches: The administration asserted the authority to search electronic devices at the border without warrants. Additionally, Protect Democracy and the ACLU sued over a policy allowing federal agents to enter homes without judicial warrants during immigration operations.

• Mass Surveillance: Tactics such as using drones to monitor movements, hidden cameras outside homes, and tracking cellphone data at specific events have been cited as expansions of the surveillance state.

• Unlawful Detentions: Reports from the American Immigration Council highlight instances where U.S. citizens were detained for biometric screenings despite having valid documentation, based on internal agency apps.

Tenth Amendment (State Sovereignty)

• Coercing State Policies: The administration used federal grant freezes to pressure states into reversing policies it found objectionable, such as environmental regulations or gender-affirming care.

• Federal Overreach in Cities: Deploying federal agents to cities like Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., without local consent has been challenged as a threat to state and municipal sovereignty.

• Funding Retaliation: States like Maine faced threats to their K-12 education funding in retaliation for political disagreements with the White House.

Other Rights (Fifth, Sixth, & Fourteenth)

• Due Process (5th Amendment): Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to accelerate deportations, sometimes bypassing judicial review and affecting U.S. citizens.

• Right to Counsel (6th Amendment): By targeting the security clearances of attorneys at specific law firms, the administration was accused of interfering with the constitutional right to legal representation.

• Birthright Citizenship (14th Amendment): An executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children of non-citizens was widely challenged by the ACLU as a direct violation of the 14th Amendment.

No. They haven’t “identified” anything you gullible douche.

They have merely re-stated their absurd TDS bias.

No wonder you adore such nonsense.

 

[Couchpotato]

There was no activity on the few leases in ANWR that were granted in the waning day of Benedict Donald's first term. No banks were going to lend money for projects in ANWR. No major oil corporation was interested in drilling up there. Congress can open up the outer banks any time it wants. That had no effect on the continued growth of US Energy production under Biden.

A, That's not what you said.

B, ANWR wasnt the only places leases were cancelled/denied nor was it the only place new exploration was outlawed.

Care to try again?

 

[BlindBoo]

A, That's not what you said.

B, ANWR wasnt the only places leases were cancelled/denied nor was it the only place new exploration was outlawed.

Care to try again?

No activity on the leases. No prospects on the leases. Probably no data on the leases either.

None of that slowed down energy production in the US under Biden, much less caused a spike in gas prices.

 

[Couchpotato]

No activity on the leases. No prospects on the leases. Probably no data on the leases either.

But you admit that's not what you said. You said Biden didn't cancel any leases. Also acting like ANWR was the only area that was affected is seriously hilarious. Biden banned all new exploration in the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/business/biden-offshore-drilling-ban-trump

None of that slowed down energy production in the US under Biden, much less caused a spike in gas prices.

His admin reduced the number of new leases issued by an exponential amount

Again google works, lying about this shit doesnt work.

 

[jknowgood]

An open border again.

 

[BlindBoo]

But you admit that's not what you said. You said Biden didn't cancel any leases. Also acting like ANWR was the only area that was affected is seriously hilarious. Biden banned all new exploration in the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/business/biden-offshore-drilling-ban-trump

His admin reduced the number of new leases issued by an exponential amount

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Again google works, lying about this shit doesnt work.

"No active leases were cancelled." Production was not disrupted by his initial EO's in 2021, nor were gas/oil prices effected by them.

Furthermore, declaring vast swaths off limits cancelled no leases, drilling operation, or production platform. If you want to open the gulf coast of Florida to federal offshore leasing and drilling, be my guest......

 

[Couchpotato]

"No active leases were cancelled." Production was not disrupted by his initial EO's in 2021, nor were gas/oil prices effected by them.

Furthermore, declaring vast swaths off limits cancelled no leases, drilling operation, or production platform. If you want to open the gulf coast of Florida to federal offshore leasing and drilling, be my guest......

You do understand that that affects future production and thus the current price. Again, it takes 3-4 years minimum to go from survey to actual production. The leases that weren't granted during Biden's term are the ones that would now be coming online now. The first part of the process is getting the lease then 3-4 year later you start producing oil. So, in fact, what Biden did most assuredly had some effect on current production. Stop being such a partisan hack for 3 seconds.

 

[JonKoch]

It’s a 3-4 year process minimum to develop a lease from survey to production. No lease Biden approved or disapproved would affect production during his term.

RECORD FUKN PRODUCTION IN THE US SINCE 2009, WHO NEEDDED MORE?

 

[JonKoch]

It’s a 3-4 year process minimum to develop a lease from survey to production. No lease Biden approved or disapproved would affect production during his term.

Industry data shows that oil companies already hold thousands of unused, approved permits to drill on federal land, suggesting a lack of desire to drill rather than a lack of access.

Biden’s Oil Letdown: Despite pledge to stop public lands drilling, Trump-era drilling boom continues​

the Biden administration in mid-November auctioned off the right to drill offshore on 1.7 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico, locking in more fossil fuel drilling – and carbon emissions – for decades. On public lands, the administration has been approving drilling permits at a rapid pace and is planning to conduct lease sales for those lands next spring. Public Citizen’s analysis of federal public lands drilling permit data found:

• The Bureau of Land Management has approved an average of about 336 drilling permits per month in 2021 (Figure 1) through November 30.

• Excluding January, when former President Donald Trump was in office for most of the month, the agency approved 333 drilling permits per month in 2021.
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• That average was up by more than 35% from when Trump took office in 2017, but still down by more than 25% from 2020.

• Under Biden, monthly public lands permit approvals peaked at 652 in April 2021 (Figure 2) but have been below 2020 levels since summer after falling under 300 in July.

Biden’s Oil Letdown

Despite pledge to stop drilling on public lands, Trump-era drilling boom continues under Biden

www.citizen.org

 

[JonKoch]

But you admit that's not what you said. You said Biden didn't cancel any leases. Also acting like ANWR was the only area that was affected is seriously hilarious. Biden banned all new exploration in the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/business/biden-offshore-drilling-ban-trump

His admin reduced the number of new leases issued by an exponential amount

View attachment 1242172

Again google works, lying about this shit doesnt work.

Key Trends and Investor ROI Impacts (2021–2026)

• Discipline Over Growth: Investors have demanded capital discipline, preferring companies to pay dividends and buy back shares rather than spend capital on new drilling projects, which has led to significant ROI in the energy sector despite the administration's climate policies.

In 2021, following the economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, oil and gas investors intensified demands for capital discipline, prioritizing shareholder returns (ROI) over production growth. This investor pressure, combined with a cautious outlook, meant shale producers were hesitant to ramp up drilling despite rising prices and pressure from the Biden administration to increase supply.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-oil-output-fell-2-jan-lowest-since-sept-eia-2022-03-31/#:~:text=Oil%20prices%20have%20spiked%20around,was%20108.4%20bcfd%20in%20December.

Investor Demands and Capital Discipline in 2021

• Shift from Growth to Returns: After years of a "boom-bust" cycle, investors demanded that oil companies stop prioritizing volume expansion and instead focus on returning cash to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.

• Restrained Production: Despite oil prices recovering throughout 2021, shale producers responded slowly, keeping production growth restrained to meet investor expectations for improved returns on capital employed (ROCE).

• "Discipline" as Strategy: Corporate executives signaled that this capital discipline would continue to hold production flat, even as oil prices rose, allowing them to rebuild balance sheets.

• Profit Over Production: Behind the scenes, oil company CEOs told investors they were prioritizing cash flow and delaying reinvestment in new projects to maximize profits, citing "capital discipline" as the strategy.

Profiting from Pain at the Pump

If you’re frustrated by what you’re paying for gasoline these days, you have both Vladimir Putin and the U.S. oil industry to blame.

www.citizen.org

 

[protectionist]

National average dropped to $1.94 in April 2020. They began rising in June of 2020. No active leases were cancelled. No drilling project was delayed. US production only increased throughout Bidens term and we became more energy independent than ever. A oil import pipeline has nothing to do with US oil production.

U.S. All Grades All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices (Dollars per Gallon)

U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil (Thousand Barrels per Day)

It was all the Covid Bubble, until 2022 when.....



By taking us back to 1953. Forward, into the past.

TOTAL BULLSHIT! , Don't believe this garbage, folks.

Biden said it all in the 2020 debate >> "Transition away from fossil fuels" - and that's exactly what he did. Up went the gas prices. Nice try, sucker.

 

[BlindBoo]

TOTAL BULLSHIT! , Don't believe this garbage, folks.

Biden said it all in the 2020 debate >> "Transition away from fossil fuels" - and that's exactly what he did. Up went the gas prices. Nice try, sucker.

The facts are facts. Presidents don't control the US Oil Patch. Most of the production is on private land/leases. The law forces the president to lease federal land to them as well. As soon as renewable/cleaner energy becomes more affordable than fossil fuels we will transition away from them. Texas is of course still the leader in both.