Media: congressman accused Biden of “complete failure” before OPEC +

MOSCOW, 6 Oct — PRIME. US President Joe Biden has destroyed the country’s oil and gas industry, made it dependent on OPEC, said US Congressman Stever Scalis, criticizing the White House’s energy policy. This is reported by the newspaper “Izvestia”.

“Biden begged OPEC to produce more oil. The organization is doing the opposite – reducing production by two million barrels a day. A complete failure. OPEC is laughing at him,” the politician said on the social network.

Earlier Wednesday, OPEC+ countries decided to cut oil production by two million barrels per day. According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, this measure is necessary to balance the market before the seasonal decline in demand.

Later, the White House said that Biden was disappointed with the “short-sighted” decision of OPEC +, he intends to support the market with additional commodity interventions from strategic reserves.