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Tag: Joe Biden
Nippon and US Steel Call Biden Decision to Block Merger Unlawful
(Nippon and US Steel, 3.Jan.2025) — Nippon Steel Corporation and United States Steel Corporation issued the following statement on US President Joe Biden’s decision to [more…]
US Judge Halts Biden Administration’s Pause on LNG Permits
(Reuters, 1.Jul.2024) — A federal judge on Monday dealt President Joe Biden’s climate agenda a setback by blocking the Democrat’s administration from continuing to pause the approval of [more…]
US Election Could Decelerate Energy Transition
(Wood Mackenzie, 16.May.2024) — The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 catapulted the US to global [more…]
Biden’s Gas Export Review has Uncertain Consequences
(The Hill, 30.Jan.2024) — President Biden’s pause on gas export projects may not have significant impacts by itself, energy analysts say. But the changes he’s making [more…]
Biden-Harris List Top Climate Accomplishments
(Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jan.2024) — US President Joe Biden said 28 Jan 2024 on X, formerly Twitter, that “climate action offers an opportunity for the [more…]
Leaders on Biden-Harris Pause on Pending Decisions of LNG Exports
(The White House, 27.Jan.2024) — This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a temporary pause on pending decisions for exports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). During this period, [more…]
Biden-Harris Earmark $254mn to Decarbonization
(DOE, 25.Jan.2024) — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $171mn for 49 projects across 21 states [more…]
Tice Family on Release of US Prisoners from Venezuela
(National Press Club, 21.Dec.2023) — Following is a statement via the National Press Club from the family of long-detained journalist Austin Tice, on the release of [more…]
Venezuelan Oil Sanctions Relief at Risk as Court Suspends Opposition Primary Results
(S&P Global, 30.Oct.2023) — The Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) in Venezuela ordered the suspension of the results of the opposition’s primary elections which was [more…]
US to Ease Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil for Freer Presidential Election
(The Washington Post, 16.Oct.2023) — The Biden administration and the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have agreed to a deal in which the U.S. [more…]
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs
(The White House, 13.Oct.2023) — Today, President Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm are announcing seven regional clean hydrogen hubs that were selected to receive [more…]
Venezuela Seeks a Deal with Biden as Colombia Summit Begins
(NewsWeek, 25.Apr.2023) — As a multinational conference commences in Colombia, Venezuela is looking to make progress in talks not only with the country’s political opposition, [more…]
Biden to Discuss Venezuela Sanctions with Colombia’s Petro
(Reuters, 19.Apr.2023) — President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to further ease [more…]
Biden-Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial Sector
(The White House, 8.Mar.2023) — Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to grow American competitiveness, expand manufacturing jobs, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from [more…]
Biden Visits Kyiv to Reaffirm US Commitment to Ukraine
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Feb.2023) — Today, President Biden is in Kyiv to reaffirm America’s unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, The White [more…]
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $84mn in 36 Drought Resiliency Projects
(Bureau of Reclamation, 23.Dec.2022) — The Department of the Interior today announced a $84.7mn investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help 36 communities throughout the [more…]
UK and US Reveal New Energy Partnership
(UK Prime Minister’s Office, 7.Dec.2022) — The UK and US will work together to increase energy security and drive down prices, as part of a [more…]
OPEC+ Deepens Support for Saudi Call to Weigh Supply Curbs
(Bloomberg, 24.Aug.2022) — OPEC’s united front on possible action grew stronger, as more nations endorsed Saudi Arabia’s view that supply curbs may be needed to [more…]
Are Talks Over Detained Americans Slowing the Fight for Democracy in Venezuela?
(CNN, 16.Aug.2022) — A growing number of US citizens are being detained in Venezuela — and though exactly how many is unknown, the detentions could give authoritarian [more…]
ExxonMobil Statement Regarding President Biden Letter to Oil Industry
(ExxonMobil, 15.Jul.2022) — ExxonMobil released the following statement in response to a letter from President Biden. We have been in regular contact with the administration [more…]
Biden and Abbas Hold Joint Press Event in Bethlehem
(The White House, 15.Jul.2022) — What follows are remarks from a joint press statement by US President Joe Biden and President Abbas of the Palestinian [more…]
Remarks by President Biden at East Jerusalem Hospital Network Event
(The White House, 15.2022) — The following are remarks by US President Joe Biden made at an East Jerusalem Hospital network event. THE PRESIDENT: My [more…]
NRGBriefs: Biden’s Middle East Trip, Sasol’s Force Majeure
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Jul.2022) — Energy briefs including US President Joe Biden continues meeting with world leaders in the Middle East as part of his [more…]
The White House Previews Day Two of Biden’s Middle East Trip
(The White House, 13.Jul.2022) — The following details come from The White House briefing room regarding a background press call previewing day two of the [more…]
NRGBriefs: PDVSA Vassa Closure; IGU’s 2022 World LNG Report
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jul.2022) — Energy briefs including the closure of PDVSA Vassa, formerly Venoco, leaving nearly a thousand workers in uncertainty; and the release [more…]
Open Letter to Joe Biden Regarding Venezuela
(Energy Analytics Institute, 14.Apr.2022) — Representatives of the Venezuelan private sector and civil society as well as US government representatives sent an open letter to [more…]
Biden’s Team is Divided Over New Talks About Oil with Maduro in Venezuela
(Miami Herald, 12.Apr.2022) — Divisions within the Biden administration over whether to continue talks with President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela have deepened since a senior [more…]
Americans Will Need More Than an Increased Release of Oil Reserves to Tackle Energy Crisis
(FN Media Group, 6.Apr.2022) — In response to rising gas prices, the Biden administration has announced it will release 1 million barrels of oil per day from reserves. [more…]
If Biden Wants to Lower Gas Prices, he Should Talk to Guyana | Opinion
(Miami Herald, 23.Mar.2022) — President Biden recently sent a team of senior U.S. officials to Caracas for talks with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro about a [more…]
Washington-Caracas Talks Driven by Three Factors: Datanalisis’ Luis Vicente León Says
(Energy Analytics Institute, 18.Mar.2022) — Talks earlier this month between a delegation from Washington and Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro related to the three issue, according [more…]
Meeks Statement on US Delegation to Caracas
(House Foreign Affairs Committee, 9.Mar.2022) — Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports [more…]
US President Biden on the Return of American Detainees from Venezuela
(The White House, 8.Mar.2022) — Tonight—two Americans who were wrongfully detained in Venezuela will be able to hug their families once more. We are bringing [more…]
US To Release Oil From Strategic Reserve
(WoodMac, 24.Nov.2021) — On 23 November, US President Biden announced the release of 50 million barrels (mbbl) of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum [more…]
Biden Stole Trump’s Foreign Policy
(New York Times, 6.Oct.2021) — When President Donald Trump in 2020 signed a trade deal with China after years of escalatory tariffs, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden blasted [more…]
Central America’s Private Sector Plays A Big Role In Corruption, Too
(World Politics Review, 27.Jul.2021) — The word corruption tends to evoke images of self-dealing politicians and bureaucrats, and for good reason. In Central America, graft [more…]
US Rejects Maduro’s Call For Biden To Lift Venezuela Sanctions
(Bloomberg, 20.Jun.2021) — President Joe Biden’s administration rejected Nicolas Maduro’s call for relief from U.S. sanctions, saying the Venezuelan leader needs to do more toward [more…]
Biden’s Venezuela Policy In Holding Pattern As Maduro Outlasts Pressures
(S&P Global, 18.Jun.2021) — After Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro outlasted the Trump administration’s maximum sanctions pressure, US President Joe Biden will have to decide whether [more…]
Venezuela President Maduro Talks Sanctions, Economy: Transcript
(Bloomberg, 18.Jun.2021) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro spoke to Bloomberg TV’s Erik Schatzker in an exclusive interview in Caracas at the Miraflores presidential palace. The [more…]
The Biden Administration And Venezuela
(CFR, 9.Mar.2021) — On March 8, the Biden administration gave the first real insight into its Venezuela policy, and the news was a mixture of [more…]
Iran Activates Game Plan For Oil Comeback In 2021
(Platts, 9.Feb.2021) — Emboldened by the change in US presidency, Iran is pushing more oil onto the market, even as sanctions remain in place, as [more…]
US Secretary Of State Antony J. Blinken Press Briefing
(US State Department, 27.Jan.2021) — Remarks to the Press from US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken from the Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC. [more…]
Fact Sheet: Biden’s Climate Crisis Executive Actions
(The White House, 27.Jan.2021) — Biden-Harris Administration Commits on Climate Change – Creating Jobs, Building Infrastructure, and Delivering Environmental Justice Today, President Biden will take [more…]
US May Restore Venezuela Diesel Swaps, Ease Waiver
(Argus, 20.Jan.2021) — The new US administration is considering whether to reinstate Venezuelan crude-for-diesel swaps and ease a key sanctions waiver, but policy reversals alone [more…]
Trump Hits Venezuela With Sanctions
(AP, 19.Jan.2021) — The Trump administration issued a parting shot at Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, announcing a sweeping round of stiff financial sanctions [more…]
Entities Look To Press Biden On Venezuela Fuel Swaps
(Reuters, 18.Jan.2021) — Representatives of fuel suppliers to Venezuela, importers of Venezuelan oil and advocacy groups said this month they plan to press the incoming [more…]
EU Commission President On US Election
(Energy Analytics Institute, 6.Jan.2021) — EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comments on US elections and recognition of Joe Biden as the next US [more…]
Biden To Seek Talks With Maduro Regime
(Bloomberg, 18.Dec.2020) — President-elect Joe Biden’s advisers are preparing to negotiate with Nicolas Maduro’s regime in Venezuela in an effort to end the Western Hemisphere’s [more…]
Biden White House Faces A Rising China
(Reuters, 14.Dec.2020) — Donald Trump was clear with Latin America during his four-year administration: don’t do business with China. The message failed to hit home. [more…]
Biden Presidency To Reset US Sanctions Focus
(Argus, 14.Dec.2020) — Washington’s failure in the past two years to force regime change in Caracas by means of severe sanctions gives the incoming US [more…]
Venezuela Eyes Oil Reform And Dialogue With US
(Reuters, 3.Dec.2020) — Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party would consider reforming the country’s oil law if it retakes control of the legislature after the Dec. 6 [more…]
India Looks To Resume Iran, Venezuela Oil Imports
(Reuters, 2.Dec.2020) — India wants to diversify its oil imports, including the resumption of supplies from Iran and Venezuela, after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes [more…]
Chevron Eyes Biden To Preserve Venezuela Foothold
(Bloomberg, 18.Nov.2020) — Chevron’s willingness to keep a foothold in oil-rich Venezuela will now be a thorny political issue for President-elect Joe Biden to sort [more…]
Latin America Peers Warily Into US Election Mirror
(Argus, 30.Oct.2020) — The region’s recovery from Covid-19 will depend heavily on who is dictating US policy, writes Patricia Garip. Waves of political chaos that [more…]
US Energy Policy Front And Center In US Elections
(WoodMac, 21.Oct.2020) — The 2020 elections bring US energy policy to a clear fork in the road. A second term for President Donald Trump would [more…]
