OIL/OPEC/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hopefully, Saudi Arabia and OPEC will not be cutting oil production. Oil prices should be much lower based on supply!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 12, 2018 1:21 pm […]
Category: Oil
11/9/2018
COURTS/ENVIRONMENT/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A federal judge ordered both the Trump administration and TransCanada to stop any work on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Thursday [11-8-18], saying President Donald Trump’s approval of the project last year violated several key environmental and administrative laws by ignoring facts about climate change. Judge Brian Morris of the U.S. […]
10/31/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [10-31-18] in a presidential memorandum that he had determined there was sufficient supply of petroleum and petroleum products from nations other than Iran to permit a reduction in purchases from that country. The memorandum, addressing the secretaries of State, Treasury and Energy, comes days […]
10/16/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran’s oil minister said on Tuesday [10-16-18] the oil market was suffering from short supply and the U.S. President Donald Trump would not be able to bring oil prices down by ‘bullying’ other nations. ‘The oil market is suffering from short supply and this cannot be resolved by words. Trump thinks he […]
10/9/2018
AGRICULTURE/ENERGY ALTERNATIVE]/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump launched an effort on Tuesday [10-9-18] to increase ethanol use in the nation’s gasoline pool, delivering a long-sought political victory to the nation’s Farm Belt and angering oil refiners ahead of November’s Congressional elections. Trump announced the lifting of a ban on summer sales of gasoline blended […]
10/3/2018
OIL/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday [10-3-18] that his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was right that the current oil price was too high. Putin said at the Russian Energy Week forum that the price has risen because of the U.S. sanctions against one of the top OPEC producers, Iran. We would […]
9/28/2018
ELECTION/ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The largest U.S. oil trade association urged President Donald Trump on Friday [9-28-18] to halt any plans to lift a ban on summer sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline and impose tighter trading restrictions on biofuel credits, saying such a move would be unfair to consumers. The opposition by the […]
9/20/2018
MIDDLE EAST/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We protect the countries of the Middle East, they would not be safe for very long without us, and yet they continue to push for higher and higher oil prices! We will remember. The OPEC monopoly must get prices down now!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 20, 2018 6:13 am […]
9/20/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/MIDDLE EAST/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump linked American support for Middle Eastern countries to oil prices on Thursday [9-20-18] as he again urged OPEC to lower prices…The Republican president has lashed out at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries over the past several months. Rising U.S. gasoline prices could create a political headache […]
9/20/2018
MIDDLE EAST/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump linked American support for Middle Eastern countries to oil prices on Thursday [9-20-18] as he again urged OPEC to lower prices. ‘We protect the countries of the Middle East, they would not be safe for very long without us, and yet they continue to push for higher […]
8/6/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s top security adviser on Monday [8-6-18] urged Iran to take up an offer of talks with the United States or suffer more pain from economic sanctions, but Iran’s president said Washington needed first to prove it can be trusted. Hours before revived U.S. sanctions were due to kick in, […]
7/16/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The United States in certain cases will consider waivers for countries that need more time to wind down imports of oil from Iran as it seeks to avoid disrupting global oil markets while reimposing sanctions against Tehran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said…Mnuchin spoke to reporters while en route from Mexico, where […]
7/13/2018
ENERGY/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. and Western officials are considering an eventual emergency release of stockpiled oil if new supplies can’t prevent another sharp rise in prices, according to people familiar with the matter. The Trump administration is actively assessing whether to dip into the country’s emergency oil stocks while it simultaneously pushes other countries to […]
7/4/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NAFTA/OIL/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The assault on the American auto industry is over,’ President Trump declared last spring in Detroit, promising auto executives that he would throttle back Obama-era regulations on vehicle pollution. The moment embodied one of Mr. Trump’s main political promises — to promote pro-business policies that unshackle industry and the economy. He has […]
7/4/2018
OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help. If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, […]
7/3/2018
OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oil prices reversed gains after hitting $75 a barrel on Tuesday [7-3-18], as Saudi Arabia said it is prepared to pump more oil to ease supply constraints in the market. Prices swung wildly. Light, sweet crude for August delivery traded in the morning at the highest level since November 2014, before […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is softening its earlier demand that countries like China, India and Turkey end all imports of Iranian oil by Nov. 4, as a top State Department official on Monday [7-2-18] said the United States would allow reduced oil flows, in certain cases…His announcement was a delicate attempt at reassuring […]
7/2/2018
IRAN/OIL/SANCTIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will consider requests for waivers from economic sanctions against Iran on a ‘case-by-case’ basis, a senior State Department official said Monday [7-2-18], a step back from threats to insist on zero imports by a Nov. 4 deadline. Buyers of Iranian crude oil have been hoping for relief from U.S. […]
6/30/2018
OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil & disfunction in Iran and Venezuela, I am asking that Saudi Arabia increase oil production, maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels, to make up the difference…Prices to high! He has agreed!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/22/2018
OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Hope OPEC will increase output substantially. Need to keep prices down!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 22, 2018 9:10 am […]
6/13/2018
OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oil prices are too high, OPEC is at it again. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 13, 2018 6:52 am […]
6/7/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A day before U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, one of his senior officials phoned Saudi Arabia to ask the world’s largest oil exporter to help keep prices stable if the decision disrupted supply. Riyadh, Tehran’s arch rival, has long been a close Washington ally, but direct […]
5/11/2018
ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries and count ethanol exports toward federal biofuels usage quotas as part of a broad overhaul of the nation’s renewable fuel policy, a source briefed on the plans said on Friday [5-11-18]. The changes are aimed at easing […]
5/8/2018
IRAN/NUCLEAR/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Oil prices settled lower on Tuesday [5-8-18], recovering some losses after President Donald Trump announced his decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal. Light, sweet crude for June delivery settled down 2.4% at $69.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, breaking a four-session winning streak. Brent, the global benchmark, fell […]
4/27/2018
OIL/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal regulators next week will unveil proposed changes to a major rule passed in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which the Trump administration says it can revise to be less of a burden on offshore oil drillers without compromising safety. The existing rule—six years in the making and known […]
4/25/2018
AGRICULTURE/GOP/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is caught between two powerful business constituents of the Republican Party as he faces growing pressure to resolve a dispute between the oil industry and the Farm Belt. Oil refineries want out of a costly requirement to blend ethanol into the gasoline they produce. Corn growers say the requirement […]
4/20/2018
OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Looks like OPEC is at it again. With record amounts of Oil all over the place, including the fully loaded ships at sea, Oil prices are artificially Very High! No good and will not be accepted!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 20, 2018 5:57 am […]
3/10/2018
ECONOMY/OIL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “While attention has been focused on President Trump’s disputed decision in January to reverse drilling restrictions in nearly all United States coastal waters, the administration has also pursued a rollback of Obama-era regulations in the Gulf. Those rules include safety measures put in place after the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater […]
1/23/2018
CLIMATE CHANGE/ENERGY/KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES: “President Donald Trump has resurrected the Keystone XL pipeline, renounced the Paris climate agreement, opened a long-disputed Alaska refuge to oil drilling and ordered his agencies to erase Obama-era regulations on the petroleum, coal and power industries — all in the name of asserting U.S. ‘energy dominance.’ But from here on, his victories […]
1/19/2018
ENERGY/OIL/TRADE DEALS: “Surging U.S. crude oil production this year is expected to surpass output in Saudi Arabia and rival that of Russia, the world’s two largest oil producers, the International Energy Agency said Friday [1-19-18]. Boosted by a resurgent shale industry, U.S. crude production will likely climb above 10 million barrels a day in 2018, […]
1/15/2018
BUSINESS/OIL: “Surging shale production is poised to push U.S. oil output to more than 10 million barrels per day – toppling a record set in 1970 and crossing a threshold few could have imagined even a decade ago… The U.S. government forecasts that the nation’s production will climb to 11 million barrels a day by […]
1/10/2018
INTERIOR/OIL/RYAN ZINKE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Several more governors are asking the Trump administration to pare back plans for one of the largest offshore-drilling expansions in history, adding to pressure that has already led officials to exempt Florida from the plan. The governors of North and South Carolina have requested their own meetings with Interior Secretary Ryan […]
1/9/2018
INTERIOR/OIL/RYAN ZINKE: “Trump administration officials are looking to rally support among members of Congress and state-level officials for a plan to expand offshore drilling in waters along the U.S. coast. Some of their toughest customers will be in their own party. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, leading a sales pitch expected to last at least 18 […]
8/10/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/GOP/OIL/VENEZUELA: “Four U.S. Senate Republicans from oil refining states urged the Trump administration on Thursday [8-10-17] to not block oil shipments from Venezuela as part of U.S. sanctions against the country, saying it could raise costs for U.S. fuel consumers. The United States sanctioned President Nicolas Maduro and other Venezuelan officials after Maduro established […]
8/7/2017
ENERGY/INTERIOR/OIL: “The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Monday [8-7-17] it has rescinded an Obama-era rule that reformed how energy companies value sales of oil, gas and coal extracted from federal and tribal land to protect taxpayers because it caused ‘confusion and uncertainty’ for energy companies. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said the department’s newly […]
8/7/2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES: “Nebraska regulators will hear final arguments for and against TransCanada Corp’s (TRP.TO) proposed Keystone XL pipeline this week before deciding whether to approve its route later this year, the last big hurdle for the long-delayed project after President Donald Trump gave it federal approval. The proposed 1,179-mile (1,897-km) pipeline linking Canada’s Alberta oil sands […]
7/21/2017
ENERGY/OIL: “The weather was hot and humid on July 21, 1977, the day the U.S. government began stockpiling oil. It started small. Just 412,000 barrels of Saudi Arabian light crude stashed in a Southeast Texas salt cavern. In the wake of the Arab oil embargo, which sent prices through the roof and forced Americans to […]
7/7/2017
ECONOMY/OIL: “Easy Wall Street cash is leading American shale companies to expand drilling even as most lose money on every barrel of oil they bring to the surface. While crude prices have fallen 13% since April, U.S. oil drillers have put about 100 rigs back to work from Oklahoma to North Dakota. Wall Street has […]
6/29/2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES: “Keystone XL is facing a new challenge: The oil producers and refiners the pipeline was originally meant to serve aren’t interested in it anymore. Delayed for nearly a decade by protests and regulatory roadblocks, Keystone XL got the green light from President Donald Trump in March. But the pipeline’s operator, TransCanada Corp., is struggling […]
6/16/2017
ECONOMY/OIL: “Big oil companies including Chevron, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC are piling into the Permian Basin, the oil-rich region straddling Texas and New Mexico that is the epicenter of the second wave of U.S. shale drilling. Chevron and others say they will soon achieve something that has proven surprisingly elusive for […]
6/7/2017
ENERGY/OIL/TRADE DEALS: “American oil exports are emerging as a disruptive new force in global markets. The U.S. exported 1 million barrels of oil a day during some months so far this year—double the pace of 2016—and is on track to average that amount for all of 2017, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of […]
5/31/2017
OIL/POLITICS: “The Trump administration ordered a review of oil reserves and production on Alaska’s vast public lands, an early step in potentially opening more areas of the state to drilling—including the now-protected Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed the order Wednesday [5-31-17] in Anchorage, Alaska. The move is likely to add to […]
4/27/2017
OIL/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “Just past the seventh anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, President Trump on Friday [4-28-17] directed the Interior Department to ‘reconsider’ several safety regulations on offshore drilling implemented after one of the worst environmental disasters in the nation’s history. Friday’s executive order was aimed at rolling back the Obama administration’s attempts […]
4/19/2017
FOREIGN POLICY/OIL/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM -0.53%) has applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to resume its joint venture with state oil giant PAO Rosneft, according to people familiar with the matter. Exxon has been seeking U.S. permission to drill with Rosneft in […]
4/17/2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The fight seemed over. Plans to bury an oil pipeline in the Nebraska dirt, through hilly grazing land near the Elkhorn River and flat expanses of corn farther south, had been halted. Farmers and ranchers who spent years opposing the project moved on with their lives. But suddenly the pipeline from Canada […]
04/10/2017
ENERGY/OIL/RUSSIA: “Russia is on the verge of taking control of a US oil company. In a crazy twist of international events, Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft might end up owning Citgo, a US energy company based in Houston, Texas. This isn’t a direct takeover. Instead, it hinges on the ability of Venezuela’s state-run oil company […]
3-24-2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration has given final approval to the Keystone XL project, bringing the mammoth oil pipeline a step closer to fruition more than a year after former President Barack Obama blocked its construction. The U.S. State Department said Friday [3-24-17] it had issued a presidential permit to TransCanada Corp., the company […]
3/3/2017
KEYSTONE/OIL/PIPELINES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: “A few weeks ago, when President Trump signed a directive clearing several hurdles out of the way of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the White House touted a new requirement — that the pipeline be made with American-produced steel. Never mind. The requirement to use domestic steel posed a potential […]
12/6/2015
DONALD ON DONALD/OIL: “Should have gone after the oil years ago (like I have been saying).” – 12/6/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/6/2015 […]
11/16/2015
DONALD ON DONALD/ISIS/OIL/TERRORISM: “Remember, I was the one who said attack the oil (ISIS source of wealth) a long time ago. Everyone scoffed, now they’re attacking the oil.” – 11/16/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 11/16/2015 […]
11/13/2015
ISIS/OIL: “They laughed at me when I said to bomb the ISIS controlled oil fields. Now they are not laughing and doing what I said. #Trump2016” – 11/13/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 11/13/2015 […]
4/2/2015
IRAN/OIL: “Oil is under $50/barrel. Now is the time to increase sanctions against Iran, not lift them. No deal is better than a bad deal. #ArtOfTheDeal” – 4/2/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 4/2/2015 […]
1/21/2015
ENERGY/OIL/SCOTLAND: “Based on new oil prices, the ugly windfarms being built in Scotland will quickly die! What a mess!” – 1/21/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 1/21/2015 […]
12/22/2014
OIL/PIPELINES: “Energy Transfer Partners applies to the federal government, with little fanfare, to build the Dakota Access pipeline.” – “A Tale of Two Pipelines,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Justin Worland, 12/22/2014 […]
11/9/2014
CHINA/IRAQ/ISIS/OIL: “Remember, we don’t get any oil from Iraq, China gets whatever ISIS hasn’t already taken. So why isn’t China sending the troops? Too smart!” – 11/9/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/9/2014 […]
11/7/2014
IRAQ/OIL: “Do not go back into Iraq unless they agree, in a signed formal instrument, to give the U.S. 50% of their oil reserves.Make the deal dummies!” – 11/7/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 11/7/2014 […]
10/24/2014
ISIS/OIL/SAUDI ARABIA: “Saudis just cut oil supply,making prices rise ‘immediately’ while we are fighting ISIS for them http://t.co/16ewj1tSnK What are we doing!” – 10/24/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/24/2014 […]
8/4/2014
IRAQ/OIL: “We should have taken the oil in Iraq, and now our mortal enemies have got it, and with no opposition. Really dumb U.S. pols! I’m so angry!” – 8/4/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/4/2014 […]
8/4/2014
IRAQ/ISIS/OIL: “Isis terror group has now fully taken over large sections of Iraq, and will soon have control of massive oil reserves. I told you so.” – 8/4/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/4/2014 […]
8/1/2014
IRAQ/OIL: “Just as I have been predicting for years, Iraq will fall to the people that hate the U.S. the most – just outside of Baghdad.’Keep the oil’” – 8/1/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/1/2014 […]
8/1/2014
OIL: “So many lives and two trillion dollars wasted, and our worst enemies will get the 2nd largest oil reserves in the World. Such stupid leaders” – 8/1/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 8/1/2014 […]
7/24/2014
IRAN/IRAQ/OIL/WAR: “Iran will only get stronger in Iraq with the latest civil war. We should have taken the oil immediately after the invasion.” – 7/24/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/24/2014 […]
7/4/2014
IRAQ/OIL: “After foolishly spending two trillion $’s and losing so many great young people, the U.S. will be the only one who won’t get the oil in Iraq” – 7/4/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/4/2014 […]
7/4/2014
IRAQ/OIL: “Do these very stupid politicians who got us involved in Iraq look bad, or what? Everybody wants their oil – only made possible by U.S.!” – 7/4/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/4/2014 […]
6/14/2014
IRAN/IRAQ/OIL: “Iran is moving troops into Iraq under the guise that it is helping out. Actually, they will take over Iraq and all of their oil. Stupid U.S.” – 6/14/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/14/2014 […]
6/14/2014
IRAN/IRAQ/OBAMA/OIL: “Iran will convince our incompetent President that they are trying to help us with Iraq, take over the country & oil, and ‘O’ will say thanks” – 6/14/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/14/2014 […]
6/12/2014
IRAQ/OIL: “Iraq told us to get out, Iraq is now falling, and Iraq now wants us to come back! Don’t do it unless we get the OIL, and I mean ALL OF IT!” – 6/12/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/12/2014 […]
6/10/2014
IRAQ/OIL: “I told you so a long time ago: Iraq just lost second largest city as their soldiers drop their guns and run. Only the beginning! OIL.” – 6/10/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/10/2014 […]
4/22/2014
CHINA/OIL/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: “China is closing a massive oil deal w/ Russia, taking advantage of the Ukraine conflict http://t.co/tItkQ0PmZH Smart, unlike our leaders.” – 4/22/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/22/2014 […]
4/22/2014
CHINA/IRAN/IRAQ/OIL: “Once the tragic mistake of going into Iraq was made, we should have at least taken the oil (or at least some of it). Now Iran & China get it” – 4/22/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/22/2014 […]
3/26/2014
CHINA/DONALD ON DONALD/IRAQ/OIL: “If you’ve looked over the years, I’ve been right on virtually every issue from Iraq (not going in but if so taking the oil) to jobs to China” – 3/26/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/26/2014 […]
10/3/2013
ENERGY/OBAMA/OIL: “Oil has been over $33/gallon for 34 months. A new record. And now with Obama’s war on coal, American families will be hit even harder.” – 10/3/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 10/3/2013 […]
9/11/2013
OIL: “Why is oil at a record high? OPEC & the oil speculators continue to rip us off.” – Sept. 11, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/11/2013 […]
9/7/2013
IRAN/IRAQ/OIL/RUSSIA: “Speaking of our very stupid war with Iraq, it is totally disintegrating and Iran (with Russia) will walk in and take it over (lots of oil)!” – Sept. 7, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/7/2013 […]
9/3/2013
CHINA/OBAMA/OIL/RUSSIA/SYRIA: “China, OPEC and Russia laugh at us. But now thanks to Obama so does Syria. Very sad!” – Sept. 3, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/3/2013 […]
7/26/2013
CHINA/OIL: “The new reality – China’s demand for oil now controls the market http://t.co/lqKTTsyCoQ And OPEC gets away with ripping us off at $105!” – 7/26/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/26/2013 […]
7/23/2013
CHINA/IRAQ/OIL: “China is taking the oil from Iraq after we spent 1.5 trillion dollars and thousands of lives for their ‘freedom’. Our leaders are so stupid!” – 7/23/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/23/2013 […]
7/16/2013
ECONOMY/OIL: “Consumer prices rose in June due to OPEC http://t.co/WIp3fMm2DI OPEC continues to rip off hard working American families daily.” – 7/16/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/16/2013 […]
7/3/2013
OIL: “Oil prices just went over $100 per barrel for first time in nine months!” – 7/3/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 7/3/2013 […]
6/25/2013
KEYSTONE/OBAMA/OIL: “Obama says that to receive his approval, the new pipeline could not contribute significant levels of new carbon pollution. Activists would later remind Obama of this statement.” – “A Tale of Two Pipelines,” Time Magazine, Feb. 2, 2017, Justin Worland, 6/25/2013 […]
6/20/2013
DEBT/IRAQ/OIL: “Our debt is about to reach $17T. Iraq has $20T in oil reserves. Interesting.” – 6/20/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/20/2013 […]
6/13/2013
OIL/OPEC: “It’s Thursday. How much has OPEC ripped us off today?” – 6/13/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/13/2013 […]
5/17/2013
BUSH [W]/IRAQ/OIL: “I was never a fan of Bush 2 FOR MANY REASONS, including the fact that we should never have gone into Iraq but once there, kept the oil! DUMB” – 5/17/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 5/17/2013 […]
5/1/2013
OIL: “Oil should not cost more than $40 a barrel. Ideally it should be $25. Cheap to produce and we protect the OPEC countries.” – Twitter.com, May 1, 2013, Donald Trump, 5/1/2013 […]
4/26/2013
CHINA/IRAQ/OIL: “Just as I predicted, Iraq is deteriorating into utter chaos http://t.co/oKSSMU20i6 The war was a waste. China is taking all the oil.” – 4/26/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/26/2013 […]
4/22/2013
CHINA/IRAN/OIL: “Our enemy China is illegally buying oil from our enemy Iran http://t.co/HCndC36H2Z China loves it!” – 4/22/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/22/2013 […]
4/16/2013
ECONOMY/OIL: “The world economy is under deep stress with growth slowing everywhere. Yet crude is over $87/barrel. Should be $25 at the most.” – 4/16/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/16/2013 […]
4/1/2013
CHINA/IRAQ/OIL: “Sacrificing our nation’s bravest for ungrateful Iraqis = great for China. China is taking majority of the oil http://t.co/U94jvw9pGT” – 4/1/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 4/1/2013 […]
3/19/2013
IRAQ/OIL: “Bombings all over Iraq today.That country is falling apart-such a horrible waste of lives and 1.5 trillion dollars (and I told you so!). [7:30:44 AM] WHO IS GOING TO GET IRAQ’S OIL??????? [7:32:13 AM]“ – 3/19/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/19/2013 […]
3/19/2013
IRAN/IRAQ/OIL: “10 yrs ago today, the Iraq war began. 4,485 of our nation’s finest have not returned home alive. Iran will soon control Iraq & its oil.” – 3/19/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 3/19/2013 […]
2/25/2013
CHINA/ENERGY/OBAMA/OIL/TEXAS: “Obama is finally stopping the Chinese from buying something in America – windfarms http://t.co/Rl6qWCtQZi What a joke! [5:12:11 PM] … & all Obama is concerned about stopping them doing is buying wind farms http://t.co/Rl6qWCtQZi [5:13:54 PM] China is buying gas fields in Texas http://t.co/G6tW5gSKti & stealing our corporate secrets… [5:13:57 PM]“ – 2/25/2013, Donald […]
2/25/2013
CHINA/ENERGY/OBAMA/OIL: “China is buying gas fields in Texas & stealing our corporate secrets… & all Obama is concerned about stopping them doing is buying wind farms.” http://t.co/G6tW5gSKti http://t.co/Rl6qWCtQZi – Twitter.com, Feb 25, 2013, Donald Trump, 2/25/2013 […]
2/19/2013
KEYSTONE/OIL: “$5 a gallon gas and we have yet to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. OPEC is laughing at us.” [04:47:36 PM] – 2/19/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/19/2013 […]
2/19/2013
KEYSTONE/OIL: “$5 a gallon gas and we have yet to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. OPEC is laughing at us.” – Twitter.com, Feb 19, 2013, Donald Trump, 2/19/2013 […]
2/18/2013
OIL: “I said gas prices would sky rocket after election – Opec payback!” [06:36:36 PM] – 2/18/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/18/2013 […]
2/12/2013
FRACKING/JOBS/NEW YORK/OIL: “NY should frack now. What’s the hold up? Is Albany opposed to creating jobs and making gas cheaper for middle class?” [04:46:03 PM] – 2/12/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/12/2013 […]
2/12/2013
ENERGY/JOBS/KEYSTONE/OIL: “Will the Keystone XL pipeline finally be approved? Will create over 100,000 jobs and make us more energy independent.” [03:48:44 PM] – 2/12/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/12/2013 […]
2/12/2013
ECONOMY/FRACKING/JOBS/NEW YORK/OIL: “NY should frack now. What’s the hold up? Is Albany opposed to creating jobs and making gas cheaper for middle class?” – Twitter.com, Feb 12, 2013, Donald Trump, 2/12/2013 […]
2/5/2013
ECONOMY/FRACKING/JOBS/OIL: “With the record high February gas prices hurting the economy, even more reason to start fracking. Will create jobs & lower prices.” [04:33:43 PM] – 2/5/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/5/2013 […]
2/5/2013
OIL: “$4 gasoline – wow—OPEC is very happy! [11:03:10 AM] Gas prices are going up big league—I told you so—payback to OPEC! [11:04:58 AM]“ – 2/5/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/5/2013 […]