Biden has banned new offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the USA, and it will be difficult for Trump to reverse this decision.
① Biden has permanently prohibited oil companies from obtaining new Oil & Gas drilling leases in approximately 0.625 billion acres of offshore waters; ② The US Energy industry has expressed dissatisfaction and called on Trump to use all tools to overturn this policy; ③ Due to legal restrictions, Trump finds it difficult to simply reverse Biden's decision, while some Republican politicians in coastal states also support this policy.
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Attention Oil & Gas Industry! Biden is about to make a big move, and this time Trump might have no solution...
① The President of the USA, Biden, is said to be issuing an executive order to permanently ban new offshore Oil & Gas development in certain coastal waters of the USA to ensure these areas have eco-friendly protection for coastal regions. ② This order is based on a 72-year-old law that grants the White House broad discretion to permanently protect USA waters from the impacts of Oil & Gas leasing.
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① Due to the increase in global supply, many Wall Street Analysts believe that Crude Oil Product prices will show a downward trend in 2025; ② JPMorgan predicts that the average price of Brent Crude Oil will fall to $73 per barrel in 2025, while Bank of America forecasts that oil prices may drop to $65 per barrel in 2025; ③ The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) may decide to increase Crude Oil Product supply in 2025.