US Energy Chief Extols Oil Industry for Output Boost in Sign of Detente
- Drilling, fracking expertise can drive clean energy, she says
- Energy secretary addresses executives at CERAWeek conference
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US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm praised oil executives for boosting output and lauded the industry’s “creative visionaries” in an attempt to ease tensions between the Biden administration and fossil-fuel producers.
“The US has become, in this year, an indispensable energy partner to our allies and a global energy powerhouse,” Granholm said, drawing applause from a packed ballroom at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on Wednesday.