War in Iran Has US Gas Prices Spiking. Drilling for More Oil Here Won’t Fix Things

The Impotence Of Drill, Baby, Drill: Why Oil Prices Soar Despite Domestic Supply

Donald Trump talked a lot of nonsense about energy during the 2024 campaign. But in fairness, some of the underlying premises behind “drill, baby, drill” were accepted by many people. At the very least, it was widely presumed that U.S. self-sufficiency in oil would protect America from disruptions in oil supplies overseas.But that presumption was wrong. America produces a lot of oil, substantially more than we consume. Although we import some oi…

Why drilling more oil in the US can’t bring down gas prices

The current war in the Middle East has sent the price of oil spiking — and with it, US gas prices. That’s likely to remain true, even though the US is now a net exporter of oil.

Oil prices spiking, US soldiers dying: Trump panics and says Iran war nearly over

Some links to Q-related items today Advertisement Trump gets cornered on bombing of elementary school in Iran https://t.co/QoUoGtQKbQ— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) March 9, 2026  He’s starting to realize bombing school children, getting U.S.troops killed, and raising gas prices will hurt Republicans in the midterms https://t.co/816Y1SJDfH— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) March 9, 2026  “We have defeated Medicare” was the end of the Biden …

With Gas Prices Spiking, Let’s Get Back To What Many Did During The COVID Pandemic – Work From Home

A Brief Commentary by Niagara At Large reporter/publisher Doug Draper Posted March 10th, 2026 on Niagara At Large Barely more than a week after Trump and his Israeli pal Benjamin Netanyahu starting bombing Iran, the price of a litre of gas at the gas bar down the street from my Niagara, Ontario home jumped from 1:24.9 per liter to close to 1:60 and counting. By the end of this week of March 9th, more than a few economists are predicting that the…