Chevron CEO Urges Biden to Stop Criticizing Big Oil, Take New Approach

"Your administration has largely sought to criticize, and at times vilify, our industry," Wirth said in a letter to Biden.

Sabrina Valle and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters

Chevron Chief Executive Michael Wirth on June 21 rebutted White House officials' criticism of the oil industry over energy costs, saying reducing fuel prices will require "a change in approach" by the government.

The letter is the latest in a series of acrimonious exchanges between the U.S. oil industry and President Joe Biden over who is to blame for high fuel prices that have helped drive inflation to 40-year highs.

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