An unprecedented presidential election, court battles over hydraulic fracturing and oil pipelines, Arctic drilling plans and additional Renewable Fuel Standard drama rounded out the top five US oil policy stories of 2016. But rather than just serving to fill out a year-end list, the biggest policy events of this year are likely to shape the policy path of the next, perhaps more than ever before. Here’s a look at the top five stories of 2016 and how they will affect 2017: On November 8, businessman and reality television star Donald Trump was elected president, an unexpected result that may prove to be the start of the most significant shift in the direction of oil policy in decades. Trump, who made promises on the campaign trail to boost US oil and gas output and roll back regulations unfriendly to industry, is expected to be a stark policy departure from President […]