Brittany Kelm, White House energy aide, takes oil-industry job

Marc Caputo

White House energy adviser Brittany Kelm speaks onstage at a summit in New York last year. Photo: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Annual Summit

Brittany Kelm, one of the White House's senior energy advisers, is leaving to work for Sable Offshore, a small oil company with a big political footprint.

Why it matters: Sable Offshore was at the center of a dispute between California and the Trump administration, which invoked the Defense Production Act in March to cut regulatory red tape to help the company quickly boost oil production.

Zoom in: Kelm is slated to head up Sable Offshore's D.C. office as a vice president of policy and commercial programs.

Her last day at the National Energy Dominance Council is Friday.
At the council, Kelm worked on Gulf energy production programs, facilitated agreements between U.S. companies and Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA, and assisted efforts to permit new liquefied natural gas facilities across the nation and boost energy production in Alaska.

What they are saying: Jarrod Agen, the council's executive director, called Kelm a "proven closer" who "is uniquely trusted in Washington, D.C., Midland, Texas, Caracas, Venezuela."

"Brittany Kelm is the undisputed queen of U.S. energy. She earned that title by delivering endless wins for President Trump's energy dominance agenda," Agen said. "She defined the National Energy Dominance Council's efforts around the world."

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Brittany Kelm, White House energy aide, takes oil-industry job

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