Trump pushed for lower gas prices and got them. The oil industry is paying the price.

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump touted an energy industry strengthened by the success of his "Drill, baby, drill" policy, a dual mandate of more hydrocarbon drilling and lower gas prices. A year into Trump's second term, oil and gas production is at or near all-time highs, and gasoline prices average below $3 per gallon nationally. But for the US oil and gas industry, the president's ambitions have come at a cost. "Capital efficiencies and returns drive our inve ...