Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

“We will drill, baby, drill,” President Donald Trump declared at his inauguration on January 20. Echoing the slogan that exemplified his energy policies during the campaign, he made his message clear: more oil and gas, lower prices, greater exports.

Six months into Trump’s second term, his administration has little to show on that score. Output is ticking up, but slower than it did under the Biden administration. Pump prices for gasoline have bobbed around where they were in inauguration week. And exports of

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