WRITTEN BY ARI NATTER ON MAY 27, 2022. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
Biden WH Begging Oil Companies To Restart Shuttered Refineries
memorial day highway drivingThe Biden administration is reaching out to the oil industry to inquire about restarting shuttered refineries, as the White House scrambles to address record high-gasoline prices that are setting off political alarm bells ahead of the midterm elections.
Members of the National Economic Council and other officials have inquired within the industry about factors that led some refining operations to be curtailed and if plans are underway to restart capacity, a person familiar with the matter said. [bold, links added]
The person, who wasn’t authorized to speak on the record, added no direct ask to restart operations was made.
The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/biden-wh-begging-oil-companies-to-restart-shuttered-refineries/
