Energy industry swipes back at Psaki 'red herring' comment on oil and gas leases

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HOUSTON – Energy industry representatives pushed back on a comment from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Monday regarding unused oil and gas leases, accusing the Biden administration spokesperson of misleading Americans with a "red herring."

Fox News asked Psaki Monday why President Biden won't resume new oil and gas leases on federal lands. She responded that the United States is already producing oil "at record numbers" and said "there are 9,000 approved drilling permits that are not being used."

"So, the suggestion that we are not allowing companies to drill is inaccurate," she added. "I would suggest you ask the oil companies why they’re not using those if there’s a desire to drill more."

But, industry representatives at the CERAWeek energy conference sponsored by S&P Global Monday said the answer is not as simple as Psaki suggested.

"That accusation is a complete red herring," American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) CEO Anne Bradbury told FOX Business. "It's really a distraction from the fact that this administration has paused leasing on federal lands, something that we're concerned about and something that we think needs to continue right away,"

Bradbury also said the Biden administration is "required under the law" to sell oil and gas leases on federal lands.

"The fact is that industry is producing at a higher level on existing leases on federal lands than in the last 20 years and these leases take many years to explore, to develop and produce on," Bradbury added.

"This represents a fundamental misunderstanding as to how this process works," American Petroleum Institute (API) president and CEO Mike Sommers told FOX Business when asked about Psaki's comments. "Once you lease land there is a whole process that you have to go through. First you have to actually discover whether actually there is oil and gas in that land. Second of all, you have to get a permit to actually develop that land."

Sommers added: "Right now we actually are developing more leases than we have in two decades so the White House certainly doesn't have their facts straight on this."

Energy Workforce and Technology Council CEO Leslie Beyer similarly said "some permits are viable and some are not," as a reason for why many are sitting unused. The federal leasing moratorium also isn't helpful in the current energy environment, she said.

"The moratorium on leasing certainly adds an additional… block to American energy production, so that is the opposite of what we need to be doing right now," she said. "We need to stop the rhetoric that's anti-fossil fuel and we need some clarity just in the regulatory sense that this administration is behind domestic energy production."

Energy industry representatives told FOX Business at CERAWeek Monday that the U.S. is effectively at its capacity for oil and gas production under the current regulatory framework. They said that it would take at least months or even years of investment in extraction and infrastructure to significantly increase output and potentially backfill Europe's energy needs, which are currently filled by Russia.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/energy-industry-psaki-oil-and-gas-leases-ceraweek
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The Government is slow walking or outright not approving the permits necessary to drill on those leases. Biden administration is lying to you again.
 
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Here’s the thing – you cannot claim to both oppose Putin and "fight global warming".

Of course, Putin exists and "global warming" is a giant scam designed to separate you from your money and freedom, but regardless, you cannot coherently posture both ways at once.

But then, coherence is optional.

The green new dealers are Putin’s best pals whose frivolous obsession is killing Ukrainian kids. And we need to never let them forget it.

Also, where did the masks go? I guess we have another official Important Thing to focus on so COVID is over.

Once upon a time – like a bit over a year ago – America was a net energy exporter.

We drilled and pumped and did not have to pay the Russians to buy their oil.

But some people were very, very upset that Donald Trump was mean to people on Twitter.

So the Asterisk Administration declared war on the American fossil fuel.

We went from being an exporter under Trump to an importer under Lump.

Shutting down pipelines, breaking leases, banning exploration – not only would this innovative masochism keep the polar bears from bursting into flames, but it would also crush the dirty, sweaty, and normal people who worked in the energy industry.

Punishing these people was a delightful dollop of whipped cream with a cherry on top of making America weaker and poorer. For DEMOCRATS and their globalist pals, this was a win-win.

Except now, we've had to make up for that fuel deficit by buying Russian oil. But then Lump's own party called him out for funding Putin's war.

Lump begged OPEC to save him. They won't take his calls.

Now Lump is begging Iran and Venezuela to help him out of the mess he created.


https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2022/03/09/climate-hoax-hacks-love-putin-n2604239
 
Legion said:
Here’s the thing – you cannot claim to both oppose Putin and "fight global warming".

Of course, Putin exists and "global warming" is a giant scam designed to separate you from your money and freedom, but regardless, you cannot coherently posture both ways at once.

But then, coherence is optional.

The green new dealers are Putin’s best pals whose frivolous obsession is killing Ukrainian kids. And we need to never let them forget it.

Also, where did the masks go? I guess we have another official Important Thing to focus on so COVID is over.

Once upon a time – like a bit over a year ago – America was a net energy exporter.

We drilled and pumped and did not have to pay the Russians to buy their oil.

But some people were very, very upset that Donald Trump was mean to people on Twitter.

So the Asterisk Administration declared war on the American fossil fuel.

We went from being an exporter under Trump to an importer under Lump.

Shutting down pipelines, breaking leases, banning exploration – not only would this innovative masochism keep the polar bears from bursting into flames, but it would also crush the dirty, sweaty, and normal people who worked in the energy industry.

Punishing these people was a delightful dollop of whipped cream with a cherry on top of making America weaker and poorer. For DEMOCRATS and their globalist pals, this was a win-win.

Except now, we've had to make up for that fuel deficit by buying Russian oil. But then Lump's own party called him out for funding Putin's war.

Lump begged OPEC to save him. They won't take his calls.

Now Lump is begging Iran and Venezuela to help him out of the mess he created.


https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2022/03/09/climate-hoax-hacks-love-putin-n2604239
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ExpressLane said:
They can run one into the ground.
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Fun fact: Former CNN boss Jeff Zucker has reportedly agreed to a deal with CNN parent company WarnerMedia over his swift exit from the network that will award him roughly $10 million in exchange for not suing after being forced to resign last month.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ex-cnn-jeff-zucker-10-million-sue-report
 
Legion said:
Fun fact: Former CNN boss Jeff Zucker has reportedly agreed to a deal with CNN parent company WarnerMedia over his swift exit from the network that will award him roughly $10 million in exchange for not suing after being forced to resign last month.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ex-cnn-jeff-zucker-10-million-sue-report
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:eyeroll: A fool and his money are soon parted. Goes for companies too.
 
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