Obama Praises Brazilian Oil Industry While He Blocks Drilling Here at Home
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, March 18, 2011, 11:46 AM
At least 7 oil rigs moved out of the Gulf area to other parts of the world since President Obama initiated his moratorium last year.
President Obama defended his trip to Latin America today in an editorial at USA Today. He also praised the expanding Brazilian offshore oil industry.
We’ll also work to strengthen our relationship when it comes to energy. Brazil holds recently discovered oil reserves that could be far larger than ours, and as we seek to increase secure-energy supplies, we look forward to developing a strategic energy partnership. We’ll also continue our shared leadership in green economic growth and clean energy, including everything from biofuels to renewables such as wind and solar power. And as the host of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil is expected to invest more than $200 billion in upgrading its infrastructure — an area where America is primed to be a partner.
That’s strange.
This is the same president who has declared war on domestic oil and gas exploration and production since the first day he moved into the White House.
Sarah Palin reported on his anti-energy agenda earlier this week.
The evidence of the President’s anti-drilling mentality and his culpability in the high gas prices hurting Americans is there for all to see. The following is not even an exhaustive list:
Exhibit A: His drilling moratorium. Guided by politics and pure emotion following the Gulf spill instead of peer-reviewed science or defensible law, the President used the power of his executive order to impose a deepwater drilling moratorium. The Administration even ignored a court order halting his moratorium. And what is the net result of the President’s (in)actions? A large drilling company was forced to declare bankruptcy, the economy of the region has been hobbled, and at least 7 rigs moved out of the Gulf area to other parts of the world while many others remain idle. Is it any surprise that oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to fall by 240,000 bbl/d in 2011 alone?
…It’s hard to deny that the Obama Administration is anti-drilling.
This was no accident. Through a process of what candidate Obama once called “gradual adjustment,” American consumers have seen prices at the pump rise 67 percent since he took office. Let’s not forget that in September 2008, candidate Obama’s Energy Secretary in-waiting said: “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.” That’s one campaign promise they’re working hard to fulfill! Last week, the British Telegraph reported that the price of petrol in the UK hit £6 a gallon – which comes to about $9.70. If you think $4 a gallon is bad now, just wait till the next crisis causes oil prices to “necessarily” skyrocket. Meanwhile, the vast undeveloped reserves that could help to keep prices at the pump affordable remain locked up because of President Obama’s deliberate unwillingness to drill here and drill now.
This president is a walking-talking contradiction.
As Sarah Palin said: “2012 can’t come soon enough.”
Related… Republican Governors today released a statement on how Obama’s energy policies are hurting state economies.
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kansas commented:
Dear Sarah,
2012 will be too late.
Sincerely,
Kansas
Militant Conservative commented:
Early in Obama’s first year Obama gave petrobraz 1 billion dollars.
George sores is petrobraz majority shareholder.
We’re being sold down the river folks
Powder is dry.
mg4us commented:
Sarah. . you were so right when you said that your energy policy would be “All of the above”!!
And ” Drill Baby Drill”
The only drilling is Obama is doing is when he is screwing the America we love!
Notice how O-buma sings praises to foreign entities and efforts while criticizing and condemning America or even apologizing for our country!
I agree 2012 can’t come soon enough. . suggest this November, no matter what the race, we continue to support conservative candidates in each & every election. . .
Bitter Clinger commented:
It is high time that Americans call for a random drug screen and demand that the results be made public. More and more, The Won is checked out of reality, disconnected from the rest of the world, and living in his own dream world. This demands an explanation. I think he’s back on the crack!
Ice commented:
Obama is not anti-drilling, he is just anti-American-drilling.
Are they now using oil exploration as foreign policy, instead of an energy policy?
It is slated to take Brazil a total of 8 to 12 years to bring their oil fields on-line. The Liberal rallying cry over ANWR was ‘it won’t help us for 10 years’, but it is now interesting that the Liberals support the Brazilian oil fields because ‘they will help us in 10 years’.
Joe's Garage commented:
Militant Conservative brought up the key point in this whole story. Some sites are reporting that Obama is on his way to Brazil to award Petrobas a permit for an oil rig. Petrobas has a huge amount of stock held by Soros. Thoughts:
1) Don’t expect to see the Left scream about the connection between Obama and Big Oil.
2) The Obamas never take a trip for nothing. Nothing the Obamas do is without political gain.
3) There can be no question that Obama is deliberately trying to kill the economy of this country. He awards rig contracts to other countries and won’t let ours drill anywhere. Why? Because he hates America. Plain and simple.
olm commented:
Obama is incompetent.
I would stop there but there is more. You are right, he has his own self interest in mind. He is not stupid but an incompetent POTUS.
2012 will absolutely be too late.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
Of course he praises it. He helped build it. With millions of our tax dollars.
I don’t think the Deepwater Horizon “accident” was an accident. Not one bit. Not for a second.
PJ commented:
What he is saying is “we will not foul our waters and air with drilling, but you peons go right ahead!”
Dinah Kanser commented:
@ #2 Militant Conservative commented:
Early in Obama’s first year Obama gave petrobraz 1 billion dollars.
George sores is petrobraz majority shareholder.
You are so right! –> OFF-SHORE OIL-DRILLING, OBAMA, SOROS, PETROBRAS: CONNECTING THE DOTS
http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2010/06/off-shore-oil-drilling-obama-soros.html
Michelle Malkin also has some great investigative work on this subject.
..and the Liberals were so worried about cheney/haliburton (rolls his eyes) yet nary a word on this grave breach of ethics and conflict of interest by 0bama and his administration.
aprilnovember811 commented:
Why do they let him get away with this? HE’S A FRAUD! He’s laughing at the courts, Congress, Military, and Americans behind their backs. He’s an impostor and they keep treating him as though he’s president. I don’t mean to be critical of this article, but even those who write about him refer to him as president. He’s not legitimate. This is embarrassing that a country that’s supposed to be so advanced would allow themselves to be conned this way. CHUMPS.
aprilnovember811 commented:
“Obama is incompetent.” That’s like saying Ted Bundy didn’t know he was killing people. He knows full well what he’s doing. He’s laughing and is amazed he’s being allowed to get away with it. I’m embarrassed at all the deference shown to this guy. The guy is a common criminal. He’s a Jim Jones clone. He’s spitting on America while they sit and soak up all of his lies at SOTU speeches. Again, Americas supposed leaders a pitiful chumps.
Blue Collar Todd commented:
Next up on the praise list: PetroChina.
http://www.bluecollarphilosophy.com/2011/02/petrochina-buys-into-the-canadian-gas-market.html
aprilnovember811 commented:
To all of you please read The Third Terrorist by Jayna Davis.
From Middle America
To the Middle East
Where the story began …http://www.jaynadavis.com/highlights.html
OK City was an Islamic Attack. They told a big lie that Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols acted alone. The documents Sandy Burglar stole from the archives were probably related to this. The entire Federal Government are liars. I hope God seeks vengence on these liars.
They arrested McVeighs accomplice in Boston about a week ago. One of his accomplices I should say.
I think they all know Obama isn’t legitimate too. For some reason they are covering it up.
“Homeless” Man Hussain Hashem al-Hussaini is “John Doe #2 in Oklahoma bombing
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/34299
We have the absolute dregs of society in this government from the Executive Branch all the way down to the last paper pusher. You almost have to take a shower after you look at them. You want to get their taint off of you.
dunce commented:
The problem remains that we must send billions to other countries for petroleum. Currently brasil is not sponsoring terrorists but in the past neither were cuba and venezuela. Who knows what will happen in 10 years.
Bobbi commented:
Brazil is a Communist country. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/02/world/la-fg-brazil-president-20110102
One of his first acts as “Pres” was to give a huge loan guarantee to Petrobas. Of course, Petrobas has committed all of it’s supplies to China.
burt commented:
McVeigh and Nichols was involved with Abu Sayyaf a Moslem terriorist group active in the Philippines.
Robert commented:
“Brazil is expected to invest more than $200 billion in upgrading its infrastructure”
Funny how our “investment” or “stimulus” or whatever they want to call it went into general government spending, and not “shovel-ready” jobs.
Laser-like.
Colo Kid commented:
Obama’s SA trip is to a group of Western Hemisphere Socialist, or recently gone Socialist, countries. Note no so-called Democracies are included in his itinerary. The trip terminates at that paragon of Central American Democracy, El Salvador.
Ginger commented:
aprilnovember811
Remember when moose and the kenyan fraud gave one another the high five? That is what I see when the communist wins something but the way I see it is every dog has their day. And most of all…. THE ONE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS THE LONGEST.
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