API: Biden Rejects Invite to Visit Domestic Oil, Gas Operations as He Heads to Saudi Arabia Seeking Fossil FuelsPenny Starr 14 Jul 2022
The American Petroleum Institute (API) said on a conference call with reporters Thursday that President Joe Biden rejected an invitation from oil and gas leaders to tour successful fossil fuel operations across the United States. Instead, Biden is heading to Saudi Arabia to seek more oil from OPEC.
“Saudi Arabia plays a key role in the global oil market and maintaining a constructive dialogue between our two nations is important,” Mike Sommers, API president and CEO, said on the call. “But if the administration is serious about increasing supply, they should be meeting with producers here at home instead of looking to governments overseas.”
“Just last month, API joined with 27 energy associations to urge President Biden and his cabinet to visit America’s major oil and gas facilities, from production to distribution to refining to innovation hubs as geopolitical volatility and energy costs continue to rise,” Sommers said.
“We invited the President to visit the prolific Permian Basin, or to go to one of the pioneers of American energy production in Kern County, California, or see American energy innovation and action in the Bakken in North Dakota,” Sommers said. “Unfortunately, [the president] ignored our invitation and continues to send mixed signals about how much the administration is willing to work with our industry.”
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