Joe Biden calls energy crisis «Incredible transition»

Washington, May 25 - Neftegaz.RU.According to Oilprice, President Biden came under fire from fellow politicians this week after he called the record-high retail fuel prices in the U.S. part of «an incredible transition» away from oil & gas.

Biden said during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida:

• Here's the situation and when it comes to the gas prices, we're going through an incredible transition that is taking place that, God willing, when it's over, we'll be stronger, and the world will be stronger and less reliant on fossil fuels when this is over

The President's remarks come as the average gasoline price in the U.S. reached $4.59 per gallon at the start of this week, with diesel prices at $5.55 per gallon despite the planned massive release of crude oil from the strategic petroleum reserve and new plans for the release of diesel from federal reserves as well.
Biden also said:

• And what I've been able to do to keep it from getting even worse - and it's bad
• The price of gas at the pump is something that I told you - you heard me say before - it would be a matter of great discussion at my kitchen table when I was a kid growing up, it's affecting a lot of families
• But we have released over two hundred and, I think, fifty-seven thousand - million barrels of oil, I should say
• Us and the rest of the world we convinced to get involved
• It's helped, but it's not been enough

Although gasoline prices are putting pressure on households, some experts are more concerned about diesel prices, which help keep inflation higher by adding to the transportation costs of most goods shipped and sold across the U.S.

In the East Coast, according to the WSJ, diesel fuel supplies are at the lowest since 1990 at least.

Author: Charles Kennedy