The Trump administration is not planning additional financial relief measures to help the ailing oil and gas sector beyond continuing to push Congress to buy crude to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and allowing drillers to apply for a Federal Reserve lending program, US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette told Axios Wednesday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “For the time being, the first steps we’ve taken are going to be what we do,” Brouillette said, according to the report. “I’m not anticipating any broad strokes here beyond what we’ve already done.” Brouillette expressed optimism about building support in Congress for funding to fill the SPR in future stimulus legislation. […]

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