Coverage dated June 14, 2022

Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits

Headline from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

President Joe Biden wants U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel. In a letter to refiners Wednesday, Biden says their profits have tripled during a time of war

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Biden goes after oil refiners for driving up gas prices (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Joe Biden criticized oil refiners in the United States for earning large profits and pressed them to do more to expand capacity to help bring down record gasoline prices.

  2. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    President Joe Biden wants U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel. In a letter to refiners Wednesday, Biden says their profits have tripled during a time of war

  3. Al Jazeera

    Biden calls on oil refiners to produce more, cut profit margins (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    In a letter to company heads, Biden says ‘historically high refinery profit margins’ are hurting US consumers.

  4. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas and diesel, fewer profits (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    In a draft letter to refiners, Biden said their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record-high gas prices.

  5. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Biden Tells Oil Refiners Record Profits During Crisis 'Not Acceptable' (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump.

  6. WMUR

    President Biden tells oil refiners: Produce more gas, fewer profits (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    "The crunch that families are facing deserves immediate action," Biden wrote in the draft of a letter to oil refiners. "Your companies need to work with my Administration to bring forward concrete, near-term solutions that address the crisis."

  7. KVOA Tucson

    Biden urges oil companies to boost supply, slams high profit margins as 'not acceptable' in new letter (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    President Joe Biden is calling on major oil refinery companies to take "immediate actions" to ramp up supply, telling them in a new letter that "historically high" profit margins are

  8. The Guardian

    Biden calls on US oil refiners to raise gas and diesel production to tackle prices (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President notes that companies’ profits have tripled during time of war and calls for ‘immediate action’

  9. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Biden blasts oil refiners for record high gasoline prices, profits (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanded that oil refining companies explain why they are not putting more gasoline on the market, sharply escalating his rhetoric against the industry

  10. CBS News

    Biden calls out oil refiners over "unprecedented" profits and urges them to produce more gasoline (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The White House is feeling intense pressure over soaring inflation rate. Oil prices play a big role in them.

  11. Washington Times

    Biden to oil companies: Produce more gasoline, fewer profits to alleviate pain at pump (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    President Biden sent letters to oil companies Wednesday telling them to produce more gas to ease widespread pain at the pump, which he also blamed on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Biden calls for more production and lower profits in letter to U.S. oil refiners (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    President Joe Biden wants U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel.

  13. Forbes

    Biden Lashes Out At Oil Refiners In Latest Outburst On Gas Prices (opens Forbes)

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    The President whose administration has been actively trying to limit the domestic oil industry’s ability to get its business done is now desperate to shift blame for high gas prices that he has helped to create.

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