US President Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” call on the oil and gas sector to crank up oil exploration and production has been criticised for its potential to shift the growing focus from renewable energy and keep the world hooked on fossil fuels.

It is, however, finding a fertile audience among countries that have oil and gas resources that are yet to be exploited.

This is especially the case for developing countries, which feel they also deserve the chance to use their resources to grow their economies despite the harm that dirty fuels cause to the world.