In a similar vein, Dimon urged Biden on Wednesday to ramp up US natural gas production to strengthen the US and EU’s energy security, the person familiar with the matter told CNN.
The source said Dimon believes the federal government should focus on four areas: increasing natural gas production in an environmentally responsible way, building additional liquefied natural gas facilities in Europe, investing in new technology for hydrogen and carbon capture resources and streamlining permitting for renewable alternatives like wind and solar.
A White House official told CNN the Biden administration has an “historic set of ideas” on the table for investment in the US energy industry that would strengthen security and make the United States “more resilient to actions by leaders like Putin.”
“Those ideas are concrete and we welcome engagement from all those who would join us in driving investments to strengthen our energy sector,” the White House official said.
A JPMorgan spokesman declined to comment on the White House meeting, which included the CEOs of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Petroleum, Bank of America, US Steel and Cargill, a senior White House official previously told CNN. President Biden was joined by other key officials, including US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
Source: CNN
