With U.S. President-elect Donald Trump two months away from taking office and able to act on his campaign promises, energy executives are lining up to offer new proposals to the mix.

But the job of energy secretary — and a new “energy czar” post, a powerful White House position to coordinate the administration’s efforts to slash regulations and ramp up

The energy sector will take confidence in Trump's support for new permitting authorities. But unless the market conditions support it, we won't see drilling.

President-elect Donald Trump vowed to cut U.S. energy prices by 50% within one year of taking office. He is also expected to loosen regulations on oil and natural gas companies. Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy.