Two Biden administration officials told Reuters on Friday that US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will travel to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia the following week to work on “climate co-operation” and other issues.
Granholm will visit the United Arab Emirates first, according to one of the officials, and the visit will last from Tuesday through Thursday. As secretary, this will be her first visit to the area.
“The visit is a continuation of long-standing engagement between the US and this region,” said the officials.
“Specifically, for the Department of Energy, it will move forward work both countries are doing on climate cooperation and to diversify the energy economy.”
According to the sources, Granholm will attend a meeting of the Net-Zero Producers Forum, which is made up of nations like the US, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar that together produce 40% of the world’s oil and gas.
The group was established in 2021 and focuses on methods of reducing emissions, including the use of clean energy and methane abatement.
OPEC members Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are discussing whether to continue their output cuts.
According to one of the sources, Granholm does not intend to discuss oil policy with counterparts on the trip, and the Net-Zero meeting was scheduled well in advance.
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