On his first day in office Joe killed the Keystone Pipeline. Then on January 27, 2021 he put a moratorium to kill new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters.
I am sure that Joe’s administration would tell you no problem, because renewable energy will pick up the slack in less oil to run the country on. Less oil drilling and production will kill our oil independence , an independence we have just started to enjoy after decades of being dependent on OPEC.
We know that current technology is not the answer. Look at Texas and Germany, Frozen wind turbines, solar panels covered with snow, producing zero energy, while people freeze. So it might be awhile to find the affordable answer to find a workable renewable energy source.
In the mean time Joe has just “Recalibrated” our relationship with Saudi Arabia. They did this by making the 85 year old king the prime US contact in Saudi Arabia. This is a snub to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who is widely considered to be the kingdom’s defacto ruler and next in line to the throne. MBS and has been the prime US contact for Saudi’s for years. MBS has been a leader in the region, helping to resolve the rift between Qatar and other gulf nations. He also was the first to sign the agreement recognizing Israel, and bring other nations to the table to do the same.
However Joe is concerned that a Crown Prince is not his equal, and therefor will not deal with him. Saudi royals have not taken snubs lightly in the past. So when we turn to start buying OPEC oil again, with Saudi Arabia being the biggest producer, it might get interesting.
Does anyone remember the last time OPEC flexed it mussel? In the 70s OPEC manufactured a shortage of oil. The price of oil went way up, but it was not being produced in enough quantity to satisfy the demand. So in America there was a gas shortage. Months of gas rationing. Based on you license plated number, you could get gas on certain days of the week, the lines were blocks long.
Joe’s energy strategy could make it difficult where energy availability is concerned.
But hey, Joe has not been on the right side of any foreign policy decision in 47 years, why would we expect him to start now?
So See you at the gas pump next year, bring your wallet
Today we learned that Joe is trying to open negotiations with Iran and of course Iran will not talk until we lift all sanctions that are in place. It will be interesting to see what Joe will do. I wonder how many pallets of cash will be dumped on an Iranian airfield this time. Knowing Joe he will probably provide the technology for ICBMs