Energy Secretary admits gas prices might not drop until next year

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsEnergy Secretary admits gas prices might not drop until next year‘I don’t know’ when gas prices will come down, Trump energy chief tells CNNJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Monday 20 April 2026 01:22 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960732","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-gas-prices-chris-wright-iran-war-b2960732.html","title":"Energy Secretary admits gas prices might not drop until next year"}}CloseUS military seized Iranian-flagged container ship, Trump saysSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned on Sunday that even a swift end...