Scott Bessent’s comments came as oil and gas prices made a renewed surge after Iran hit the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region’s energy infrastructure.
Bessent said the US government could also release more oil from its strategic reserves.
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