David Jenkins, president of Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship, recently published an op-ed in the Reno Gazette Journal titled More drilling in Nevada won’t lower prices, just make Big Oil richer.
In the piece, Jenkins looks at a question a lot of people are asking right now: would drilling more oil in the U.S. actually bring gas prices down? He explains that oil prices are set globally, so even if more drilling happens here at home, it doesn’t automatically mean cheaper prices at the pump for drivers. The op-ed also notes that expanding drilling on public lands would largely benefit big oil companies, since they are the ones best positioned to increase production and capture those profits.
Read the full op-ed:
https://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2022/04/14/more-drilling-nevada-wont-lower-prices-just-make-big-oil-richer/7317444001/
