Oil drilling execs call out Biden's gas price blame game: 'We can be energy independent again'
'Fox & Friends Weekend' co-host Will Cain gets an inside look at the drilling process in Texas
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
President Biden's blame game for rising gas prices recently shifted to Russian President Vladimir Putin and American oil companies, but the owners of one family-operated oil company in Texas argue the blame falls on Biden himself.
"Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Will Cain set out to explore the crux of America's energy industry by getting the inside scoop from Discovery Operating, an independently-owned oil company supplying energy to the U.S. from over 300 wells across Texas.
"We're producing over 500 million barrels [of oil] a day from the Permian Basin … and it's being led by the independent oil producer," said CEO Jeff Sparks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
"If we're setting records in production, why are gasoline prices so high?" Cain asked.
"We have an administration that really is anti-fossil fuels," Sparks responded.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
"If I can drill and get the oil out of the ground, and I don't have anywhere to send it because there's not enough capacity on a pipeline to send it to a refinery, what do I do with it? It sits in a tank and everything gets shut in," he added.
But, as Cain said, drilling is just the first step. Canary, a company providing drilling and production services, is another.
"Right now, I hear from everybody we are producing at record numbers. We could be producing more. Can we be [energy] independent right here in America?" Cain asked Canary CEO Dan Eberhart.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
"We were energy independent under the Trump administration, and we can be again." Eberhart answered. "The American oilfield is definitely capable of more, and it frustrates me giantly when I hear Biden calling OPEC, Venezuela saying ‘we want more oil.’"
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
"What about Texas? What about North Dakota? We can do it here."