Good time to be a lawyer.
National Journal (11/15/20) reports: "The oil-and-gas industry is laying the groundwork to fight off executive action under President-elect Biden. That looming battle is likely to be waged most prominently in the courts. And oil and gas backers are bullish that they can win against the Biden proposal that generated some of the most heated debate on the campaign trail: a ban on new leases on federal lands. 'Flat-out, the president does not have the authority to just ban leasing and development on federal lands. So if President-elect Biden goes that route, we would be in court within hours or days,' said Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, which represents oil and gas producers. 'We would get a preliminary injunction and we would ultimately win,” she said. “It’s that clear-cut.'...Meanwhile, as the pandemic rages and the unemployment rate remains high, some oil and gas supporters are warning Biden that aggressive action on the industry could lead to more electoral losses for Democrats following a slew of Republican flips this cycle. 'There are a couple [of] moderate Democrats in Texas that are going to be concerned about super anti-energy moves by the administration. And they’re going to have to walk a little carefully unless they’re just writing off Congress,' said Kenny Stein, director of Policy and Federal Affairs for the conservative American Energy Alliance."
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"The surge in U.S. oil and gas exports which gathered pace in the past decade allowed President Trump to pursue an 'energy dominance' agenda which made the U.S. less vulnerable to political and social upheavals in the Middle East."
– Tilak Doshi, Forbes
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