Donald Trump He stated that he has fulfilled his promises regarding oil and gas drilling, with U.S. daily oil production increasing by more than 600,000 barrels and natural gas production reaching a record high. He also noted that the U.S. has received over 80 million barrels of oil from Venezuela. Donald Trump The government has taken control of the country’s oil sales.The resilience of the U.S. oil industry is a major positive for Donald Trump. Despite low oil prices last year, drillers still set a record with an average daily output of 13.6 million barrels, defying earlier market expectations—namely that Donald Trump the dual threats of tariffs and OPEC+ production increases would lead to a decline in U.S. output.Federal forecasters expect natural gas production to continue setting new records this year and next.