The Trump administration is pushing to reopen closed oil refineries across the United States, including a dormant facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as gasoline prices remain elevated above $4.10 per gallon amid the ongoing Iran war.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday he has no idea when gasoline prices will drop, pulling back from a prediction he made in March that gas could fall below $3 a gallon before summer.
President Trump threatened to eliminate an Iranian gas field should it launch another strike against a Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility again.
The Trump administration is charging forward with a major expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing, reversing Biden-era restrictions and signaling a renewed push for American energy dominance. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced a detailed lease sale schedule covering the Gulf of America and Alaska’s Cook Inlet.