Posted on 05/05/2022 11:59:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the powerful Middle Eastern oil cartel, stuck to its planned incremental production increase, shrugging off calls from the West for greater supply.
Both the cartel and Russia, collectively known as OPEC+, will stick to their plan to raise production by a modest 432,000 barrels per day in June, multiple delegates told Reuters, despite pleas from the Biden administration.
The White House has repeatedly called upon OPEC+ to boost its oil output over the last year as supply chains have been snarled amid the COVID-19 pandemic recovery. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in August 2021 that OPEC’s production increases were “simply not enough.”
The report coincided with a European Union announcement that the bloc would implement a complete ban on Russian oil imports by the end of 2022, causing global oil prices to surge. The global Brent oil benchmark increased 2.75% to $108.85 a barrel while the U.S. WTI benchmark spiked 2.71% to $106.29 per barrel on Wednesday.
“OPEC+ will make the decisions as it always has, and we continue to be in touch with relevant OPEC+ partners on energy security and supply,” a senior Biden administration official told reporters in late March after the cartel stuck to a limited production boost.
U.S. relations with key OPEC members, meanwhile, have faced multiple setbacks in recent months, according to media reports. Leaders from both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly turned down requests for a phone call with President Joe Biden, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly yelled at Sullivan during an in-person conversation about oil, The Wall Street Journal reported in April.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted global energy markets, leading to higher prices worldwide. The average price of gasoline hit $4.23 a gallon on Wednesday, remaining near its all-time high of more than $4.30 per gallon set in April, according to Energy Information Administration data.
An internal OPEC document forecasted global oil demand to increase by 3.67 million barrels a day this year, a more than 11% decrease from previous projections, Reuters reported.
The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Maybe send Kamala over on her hands and knees. She has successful experience getting things and might do her part to help him.
The White Hut hoped OPEC would pick our side in the economic war against Russia.
They declined.
Biden is adding an Office of Environmental Justice to go after the evil oil companies who harmed minority communities. Because Putin’s Price Hikes.
President Retard stupidly begging ragheads for what we already have but he’s too dumb to use 🤪
He’s too stupid to run a lemonade stand
Why deplete theirs and then have the nutcase dems call for drill drill drill...
We don’t need more oil.
We need more windmills and solar panels. /s
No problem! Just tap the SPR...or what’s left of it.
That’s Arabs for you. We fight so OPEC stayed intact during GWI and GWII. Next time they will be on their own.
Instead of drilling for more here, he wants to buy oil from other countries.
Insane.
Only diseased liberals are denial! What an abject failure Biden & DNC are!
Why strengthen a weak opponent?
Hey Biden, we have more oil here at home dumb a—.
OPEC:
Just because we want lawyers to fleece your financial accounts is no reason to refuse to sell the USA more oil.
‘rats
Did they even pick up the phone this time? Or was it once again a slap in the face for Biden and his thugs?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/saudi-arabia-now-controls-north-americas-largest-refinery/#:~:text=Saudi%20Aramco%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia‘s%20state,is%20completely%20owned%20by%20Aramco.
As I see $4.50/gal for first time.
This fooker Brandon can drop over for all I care.
These scumbag demorats wanna destroy this country.
Biden better wake up before he ruins this country completely.
I just read today that he is starting to replace the oil taken from the SPR with oil at todays prices! (Shear genius)
Brandon...sell low...buy high!
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