Chevron CEO Responds to Biden’s Allegations of Price Gouging

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Chevron’s CEO asserted that the oil industry isn’t attempting to hold back supply, rejecting allegations made by the Biden administration in recent weeks amid record-high gas prices.

“People are not holding back supply. People are not slow-walking anything—they’re producing as much in the refining system as possible,” CEO Mike Wirth told Fox Business on Thursday in reference to the oil industry.

President Joe Biden and other White House officials have accused the oil industry of slow-walking production in a bid to keep prices high. The Biden administration sent a letter to Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP, and other top producers last month, suggesting the federal government could take executive action.

According to Friday data released by auto club AAA, the average price for a gallon of gasoline is currently $4.57, down nearly 50 cents from a month ago when prices stood a $5 per gallon.

“Upstream production is growing and that’s how the market works,” Wirth said. “The price signal, when it reaches this level in a commodity business—and look, we’re price takers, we see high prices say ‘consume less, produce more’—that’s exactly what’s underway right now. And I think it’s part of the reason why we’re seeing prices come down.”

Amid the high gas prices, Chevron’s CEO added that the oil “industry is responding with increased production. We need to see rhetoric and messaging that indicates that our country supports increased production.”

Mixed Signals

While Chevron and other oil companies have been in communication with the White House, administration officials have sent mixed signals. As a result, oil corporations have scrapped making long-term investments in various projects.

During a news conference last month, Biden dismissed suggestions from Wirth and called him “mildly sensitive.”

“I didn’t know they’d get their feelings hurt that quickly,” Biden said. “Look, we need more refining capacity. This idea that they don’t have oil to drill and to bring up is simply not true.”

By Jack Phillips

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