# U.S. Oil and Gas Prices May Tumble On Trump's ‘Energy Revolution’ - Bloomberg

> Bank of America Merrill Lynch says President Trump's push to reverse energy regulations could lead to lower oil and natural gas prices in 2018. The analysis expects rising US output to outweigh the investment boost from proposed tax and border policies. The note is dated February 3.

- Date: 2017-02-06 · published 2017-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72693-u-s-oil-and-gas-prices-may-tumble-on-trump-s-energy-revolution-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising US output and lower energy prices would reduce costs for fuel, fertilizer and gas-based inputs over time. The effect on feed prices would be indirect and mainly longer term.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2019-04-25 | [Oil Tumbles Most in Two Months as Trump Promises Lower Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8094-oil-tumbles-most-in-two-months-as-trump-promises-lower-prices-bloomberg.md) | -3.6% | -6.8% |
| WTI | 2019-03-01 | [Crude Oil Prices Fall On Trump's OPEC Tweet But U.S. Shale Boom Continues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60777-crude-oil-prices-fall-on-trump-s-opec-tweet-but-u-s-shale-boom-continues.md) | -1.0% | +3.6% |
| WTI | 2022-06-02 | [OPEC+ alliance boosts oil production as energy prices soar \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40836-opec-alliance-boosts-oil-production-as-energy-prices-soar-ap-news.md) | +5.8% | -7.1% |
| WTI | 2022-03-08 | [Oil Prices for Mar. 09, 2022: Brent Crude, WTI - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5779-oil-prices-for-mar-09-2022-brent-crude-wti-bloomberg.md) | -13.5% | -13.4% |
| WTI | 2025-03-03 | [OPEC+ to Begin Long-Delayed Oil Output Restart Amid Trump Pressure - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25482-opec-to-begin-long-delayed-oil-output-restart-amid-trump-pressure-bloomberg.md) | -3.9% | -0.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-08-30 | [Wholesale gas prices tumble as Europe prepares to intervene in energy markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40212-wholesale-gas-prices-tumble-as-europe-prepares-to-intervene-in-energy-markets.md) | -10.4% | -27.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-10-18 | [EU storage progress, warm weather deal blows to US, EU prices \| IG SG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12794-eu-storage-progress-warm-weather-deal-blows-to-us-eu-prices-ig-sg.md) | -17.2% | +0.7% |
| NATGAS | 2017-04-04 | [Qatar restarts development of world's biggest gas field after 12-year freeze
\| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71667-qatar-restarts-development-of-world-s-biggest-gas-field-after-12-year-freeze.md) | +2.1% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-06/u-s-oil-gas-prices-seen-falling-with-trump-energy-revolution

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