RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:API Inventory:Sure Quinte, let us recall two things Trump did while in office that disproves the simple thought about the big boogie man in Russia and any influence you think he has on anyone.
Firstly if you recall Trump was able to halt the certification of the NordStreem 2 pipeline (oddly Biden when elected allowed it but later bombed it).
Secondly, Trump while President, spoke at a NATO meeting and said the EU was too dependent on Russian Energy which posed security risks... If I also recall NATO members, including Germany laughed at that statement. Odd that you would imply Trump is cozy with Putin if he did both above which would be contrary to cheap oil policy or curently the idea of unsantioned oil. OPEC is more than ready to supply the market if prices appreciate.
As for NATO I think the goal was to - get them to pay their share to protect continental EU by committing 2% of GDP to military spending. News today seems to suggest that effort was successful, eh.
Russia cannot afford a expanded regional war as stated before and even if they could the notion that Trump would sit back and watch them take over country after country is - laughable.
I think you are giving too much credit to Trump and over estimating his drill baby drill comments. I don't see the logic why US producers would flood the market especially when oil is at $60 or less. Isn't US production peaking at current levels and perhaps they can squeeze what an additional .250-.500 mb/b if prices warrant that.