Report of ‘Secret’ Saudi Oil Production Deal Probed by House GOP
- Republicans gearing up for Biden administration investigations
- Letter refers to New York Times report citing failed US effort
Flames burn off at an oil processing facility in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
House Republicans announced a probe into reports of a failed “secret deal to boost oil production” between Biden administration officials and Saudi Arabia, as the party prepares to take majority control of the chamber next year.
In a letter Sunday, Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform said they’re investigating allegations in a New York Times article in October that officials at the State Department and National Security Council sought a clandestine deal with Saudi Arabia to increase OPEC+ production before the US midterm elections in November. Instead, in August, OPEC+ announced it was slashing production, in a blow to President Joe Biden.