White House calls oil CEOs as energy prices squeeze voters

April 16, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will urge the heads of top U.S. oil and gas companies in a call Thursday to increase drilling in a bid to lower oil prices, four people with direct knowledge of the call told POLITICO.

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