United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is the federal executive department responsible for U.S. energy policy, nuclear security, and the management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It oversees a network of national laboratories conducting research in physics, nuclear science, and energy technologies. The department is led by the Secretary of Energy.
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Trump blames Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries for US diesel crisis, floats export ban
On September 30, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries — not the situation in the Middle East — are the main cause of rising US diesel prices. He repeated an earlier call on President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt the strikes and said he is considering a ban on US diesel exports after consulting Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Analysts and other Trump administration officials have pointed to the US war against Iran and shrinking global fuel stocks as additional or competing causes of the deficit.