White House apparently concedes US needs to increase oil production

 Zero Hedge/Oil Price:

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In a move that likely angered his environment-conscious base, the White House has issued a muted request for U.S. oil companies to increase crude oil production in the wake of high crude oil and gasoline prices.

Though words are different than deeds—and President Joe Biden’s deeds have been decisively anti-fossil fuel expansion—a White House official told U.S. oil companies on Tuesday that they could increase production if they want.

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What he should be doing is removing restrictions he placed on drilling on federally controlled sites and restrictions he has put on pipelines.  The left's opposition to pipelines has always been nonsensical.  Moving the oil on trucks and trains is less efficient and creates more pollution than moving it by pipelines.  If Biden had not blocked US production and transports we would not be financing Putin's war efforts by buying oil from him.

See, also:

Exxon Mobil is pulling its $4billion Russian oil and gas operations and halting new investments after the Ukraine invasion

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