Analysts say Donald Trump’s victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is likely a “net positive” for oil and gas, but with an absent comprehensive energy program, uncertainty remains. An unknown commodity in the public sector, Manhattan businessman Donald Trump distinguished his presidential campaign with pledges to roll-back environmental regulations, secure the Keystone XL pipeline and shred the Allies’ nuclear agreement to lift sanctions on Iran . But even the experts aren’t clear about how much of that is policy and how much is hyperbole. Analysts at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. in Houston say there are some clues, though. This summer, Trump floated Continental Resources’ CEO Harold Hamm’s name as a possibility for his energy chief. He said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is too onerous. And he was aggressive toward Mexico, where burgeoning oil and gas reform is taking shape. “The surprise Trump win clearly through […]

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