Oil Policy CRUSHING Small Producers | Energy Expert Reveals What's Really Happening | Dan Doyle

Is "Drill Baby Drill" just empty rhetoric? Energy industry veteran Dan Doyle (author of "Roughnecks and Riches") exposes the harsh reality facing American oil and gas producers under current policies—and why the current administration's approach might be hurting the very industry he promised to help. 🔥 KEY TOPICS COVERED: Why Trump is "no friend" to the American oil & gas industry The Venezuela oil grab and what it means for U.S. producers How tariffs on steel are killing drilling operations The truth about $50 oil vs. the $75-80 operators need to survive Iran tensions and the Strait of Hormuz threat Why rig counts are declining despite "energy independence" promises The green energy scam: $20 trillion for 1.9% of global energy What's really required for true energy independence 💰 INDUSTRY IMPACT: Continental Resources laying down rigs for the first time in 30 years Service companies hemorrhaging jobs and personnel Steel costs nearly doubled in 10 years Why cheap oil prices = American producer bankruptcies ⚠️ THE VENEZUELA CONNECTION: Dan breaks down the real story behind the Venezuelan oil operation, heavy crude refineries, and why this benefits large producers while crushing small and mid-size American operators. 🎯 WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN: Chris Wright's position as Energy Secretary and what policy changes could actually support domestic energy production vs. political rhetoric. 📚 ABOUT DAN DOYLE: 20-year energy industry veteran with operations in fracking and drilling. Author of "Roughnecks and Riches" (February 2026). Follow him: @DanDoyleOil on X Timestamps 00:00 – Why Green Energy Numbers Don’t Add Up 03:45 – The Real Problem With “Drill Baby Drill” 07:30 – Why $50 Oil Hurts American Producers 11:40 – Tariffs, Steel, and the Hidden Cost of Inflation 16:10 – Venezuela’s Oil & Why It Matters to U.S. Refineries 22:30 – The Fracking Myths Nobody Corrects 28:50 – Why Energy Prices Can’t Stay Low Forever 34:40 – Nuclear, LNG, and What Actually Scales 40:15 – What the Government Could Do Differently #OilAndGas #EnergyIndependence #Trump2025 #Venezuela #FrackingIndustry #AmericanEnergy #DrillBabyDrill #EnergyPolicy #OilPrices #GeopoliticalRisk