Trump Energy Secretary Wants U.S. Oil Refineries Back Up and Running to Ease Pain at Gas Pumps

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration is working to reopen shuttered U.S. oil refineries and expand capacity, which officials say would bring down the price of fuel.

Speaking in Houston, Wright said that officials are exploring restarts at multiple closed plants, according to a report from Reuters.

“We are talking about reopening every refinery we can,” he said. “There are dialogues there, and that’s a tough challenge. I’m not saying all these are going to happen.”

Wright explained that the Trump administration is contacting owners of every refinery shut down in the past decade to determine which sites present the most worka...