Trump summoned oil and gas execs to White House as Americans pay the highest price at the pump in four years

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump summoned oil and gas execs to White House as Americans pay the highest price at the pump in four yearsThe meeting agenda covered crucial topics, including domestic production, progress in Venezuela, oil futures, natural gas, and shippingPaul Farrell Wednesday 29 April 2026 11:18 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":"b2967104","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mike-wirth-chevron-oil-price-b2967104.html","title":"Trump summoned oil and gas execs to White House"}}CloseTrump says King ‘agrees’ Iran should never have nuclear weaponSign 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...