Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson IIIis an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico, from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration and has also served as a U.S. Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. In December 2008, he was nominated for the cabinet-level position of Secretary of Commerce in the first Obama administration but withdrew a month later...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 November 1947
CityPasadena, CA
CountryUnited States of America
What is very important is that the level of increase be a sizable amount and, secondly, that it be done in a timely fashion. That's our objective for that meeting.
Here's my hope, ... If OPEC meets and decides to increase production at a sizable level, late spring, early summer you will see a gradual decrease in gasoline and diesel prices.
What is important to us is not just that OPEC and other nations make a decision to increase production, but that they do it and get oil into the market because this is not just the United States, ... ...What is most important here is consumer and producing countries need to have a stable price, and that helps them both.
The president is committed to such a vision, introducing proposals to boost domestic production, spur energy efficiency and increase the use of alternative energy resources. We have extensive opportunities in the field of bio-energy,
recent developments ... including violence directed at law enforcement, damage to property and livestock, increased evidence of drug smuggling and an increase in the number of undocumented immigrants.
My view is that there will be an increase in production,
In our meetings with oil producing countries, we simply and forcefully made our case that increased production is in the interest in both producing and consuming nations, ... We made the point that the world is consuming 75 million barrels per day, and it is producing 73.
We will use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if there is a severe energy-supply disruption threatening our nation's security.
We do not know everything, but we know more about the case this morning,
We see a continuity in the energy policies of this new Venezuelan government, ... I was particularly pleased that the opening for energy investment would continue, and existing contracts would be respected.
The Security Council is going to have to respond in a strong, unmistakable way,
The steps that I have taken involve controlling e-mails out of the labs, trying to make sure that no classified information leaves the labs at the foreign countries,
The strategic petroleum reserve is used for national supply emergencies for a really rainy day. This is a price problem. We don't want to manipulate energy markets.
The stability of Asia, the future of Japan and the security of America will be determined by our ability to convince the North Koreans once and for all to dismantle their nuclear program, ... That is the goal of the six-party talks which I support and that is the message I will be carrying.