White House Takes Credit for Record Oil Production

By: Nick Ottens (Diary)  |  March 13th at 02:24 PM  | 

President Barack Obama on Friday rejected criticism from Republicans that his administration was hurting the American oil industry. Indeed, he pointed out that oil production last year rose to its highest level in seven years and added that his government was prepared to encourage new drilling in the face of rising gas prices. After imposing a de facto moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf | Read More »