US energy policy focuses less on OPEC oil supply

Recent comments by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu appear to mark a radical shift in U.S. energy policy away from its focus on OPEC and oil supply and toward an agenda of trimming petroleum demand and promoting renewable energy at home.

Chu recently raised eyebrows by saying OPEC was not in the “domain” of his job responsibilities, and admitted he did not know the administration’s position on whether it was against another oil output cut when the group meets in Vienna on March 15.
Reuters