Tillerson to push energy security as top diplomat

摘要

ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson’s nomination to secretary of state would signal a potential shift in US diplomacy away from isolating countries through sanctions to one that puts US energy security front and center, analysts said Tuesday, December 13. Tillerson is expected to draw on personal relationships in geopolitical hot spots around the world with an aim toward lifting trade barriers and bringing countries into energy markets. He could influence Arctic drilling in Russia, the Iran nuclear deal, Saudi relations and other areas important to the oil and gas industries.