>They are drilling permits and import restrictions.
I'll focus just on the first half: Less than 10% of oil drilling happens on Federal land, and there are thousands of unused permits available.
Which isn't to say that these thousands of permits could be drilled on tomorrow - they are subject to environmental impact studies, lawsuits from locals for dozens of reasons, supply chain issues around equipment, etc.
Which is a long way of saying: This particular dial is very indirect, at best.
I'll focus just on the first half: Less than 10% of oil drilling happens on Federal land, and there are thousands of unused permits available.
Which isn't to say that these thousands of permits could be drilled on tomorrow - they are subject to environmental impact studies, lawsuits from locals for dozens of reasons, supply chain issues around equipment, etc.
Which is a long way of saying: This particular dial is very indirect, at best.