Manchin fumes as US buys 500,000 barrels of Russian oil a day amid Ukraine war

Sen. Joe Manchin called on President Joe Biden to ramp up domestic energy production to curtail the United States's reliance on Russian oil and gas imports, accusing the White House of pushing “hypocritical” policies.

The West Virginia Democrat said in a statement late Monday that the U.S. importing about a half-million barrels of oil products from Russia a month poses a “clear and present danger to U.S. national security."


The “entire world is watching as Vladimir Putin uses energy as a weapon in an attempt to extort and coerce our European allies,” said Manchin, who leads the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Many Republicans have said in recent days that Russia's aggression vindicates the case for added U.S. production of fossil fuels, but it's unusual for a member of Biden's own party to make the same argument. Manchin, though, has long favored fossil fuel production and has been skeptical of his party's regulatory agenda.

“While Americans decry what is happening in Ukraine, the United States continues to allow the import of more than half a million barrels per day of crude oil and other petroleum products from Russia during this time of war,” Manchin said. "This makes no sense at all and represents a clear and present danger to our nation’s energy security."

“The United States can and must ramp up domestic energy production and increase access to our abundant resources and technologies to both protect our energy independence and support our allies around the globe,” Manchin said.

His statement came as oil prices ticked upward, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures closing near $96 a barrel, up roughly $20 a barrel from two months ago.

The statement also came before Biden is slated to deliver his first State of the Union address at the Capitol.

Manchin’s Republican counterpart on the committee, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, also said Monday that she has asked the Biden administration to consider “further utilization of domestic oil resources” in her home state of Alaska, according to Politico. Failing to utilize the state’s natural resources, she said, would be “a missed opportunity” as the U.S. seeks to move away from Russian imports.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/manchin-fumes-as-us-buys-500-000-barrels-of-russian-oil-a-day-amid-ukraine-war

confusion everywhere

There's more to this

rickpat:
confusion everywhere

I'm sure they're paying for the oil with weapons,

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....exactly what i would do!

The Americans are snitch. See as them betray Ukraine.

rickpat:
confusion everywhere

In one of the thread where Ukrainian president were calling EU to hasting up their approval for Ukrainian membership of the union, I criticized his idea and some people who don't understand anything about international politics were attacking me thinking it's Igbo/Yoruba scenarios and now US already started proving me right.....

Meanwhile below was my comment.

Nairaland Zombies with their "sophisticated oluwole politics" of treachery, betrayals and generational witchcraft will say this information is fake news.

Unknown to zombies, USA fears Russia...because Russians are programmed to die for their country...but useless "immigrants" that are democrats in USA cant die for their immediate families, let alone the nation.

No matter the fake news being peddled..Russia today is BOSS!

Ehen now , Ukraine na sand box

All those renting about Ukraine know nothing about US hypocrisy. The chameleon US can do unexpected things by trading innocent people's lives for economic gain!

I doubt this news
Here is what I read from a credible platform

WarriAproko:
The Americans are snitch. See as them betray Ukraine.

The Americans owe Ukraine nothing. As a matter of fact they don't owe the world nothing...

Nigerians can as well substitute for the USA or did we just come this life to spectate other Nations progress

NwaNimo1:
Manchin fumes as US buys 500,000 barrels of Russian oil a day amid Ukraine war

Sen. Joe Manchin called on President Joe Biden to ramp up domestic energy production to curtail the United States's reliance on Russian oil and gas imports, accusing the White House of pushing “hypocritical” policies.

The West Virginia Democrat said in a statement late Monday that the U.S. importing about a half-million barrels of oil products from Russia a month poses a “clear and present danger to U.S. national security."


The “entire world is watching as Vladimir Putin uses energy as a weapon in an attempt to extort and coerce our European allies,” said Manchin, who leads the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Many Republicans have said in recent days that Russia's aggression vindicates the case for added U.S. production of fossil fuels, but it's unusual for a member of Biden's own party to make the same argument. Manchin, though, has long favored fossil fuel production and has been skeptical of his party's regulatory agenda.

“While Americans decry what is happening in Ukraine, the United States continues to allow the import of more than half a million barrels per day of crude oil and other petroleum products from Russia during this time of war,” Manchin said. "This makes no sense at all and represents a clear and present danger to our nation’s energy security."

“The United States can and must ramp up domestic energy production and increase access to our abundant resources and technologies to both protect our energy independence and support our allies around the globe,” Manchin said.

His statement came as oil prices ticked upward, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures closing near $96 a barrel, up roughly $20 a barrel from two months ago.

The statement also came before Biden is slated to deliver his first State of the Union address at the Capitol.

Manchin’s Republican counterpart on the committee, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, also said Monday that she has asked the Biden administration to consider “further utilization of domestic oil resources” in her home state of Alaska, according to Politico. Failing to utilize the state’s natural resources, she said, would be “a missed opportunity” as the U.S. seeks to move away from Russian imports.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/manchin-fumes-as-us-buys-500-000-barrels-of-russian-oil-a-day-amid-ukraine-war

Germany is still getting gas from Russia

Fernandezisback will not like this news i assure you this

What was Obama's reason for weaning US off Nigeria oil again ?

Lol...and some kids on here who don't understand international politics thinks we are discussing Ibo yoruba fulani politics . I re-iterate stop watching CNN and BBC news and afterwards come on here to spill trash...

Nigerians supporting Putin, if presented US and Russia visas, we all know they will pick the US visa and travel to the US where everyone gets a better life. But here they are, supporting Putin and his madness. Hypocrisy!

One can imagine the hypocrisy, this world is about interest, na only mumu people people wey go dey make noise.

Na Zalensky wey carry him people d play pingpong...
USA no ready to get fuel scarcity, dem send you to go war wey dem bomb all your oil facility, and you still dey flex muscle dey form hard man. Choosing a countries leader is far far more important than we give it credence

Fernandez come oooo


What's your opinion about this naa, your Almighty America that pushed joker zelenskky to war with Russia is still buying oyel from Putin, this must be a fake news

I thought they wanted to cripple Russia economy na.


See, I don't care what ever you smoke or inhale, you can't make that kind of Putin moves without wielding a very big stick in the international scheme of things, y'all think Putin didn't check the pros and cons before moving his military out into Ukraine abi?

He knows what will come from the west, and he equally know what he will dish out.

If Russia decides to cut exportation of fuel and gas to Europe, there will be catastrophe