The Energy Secretary warned drivers not to expect quick relief from gasoline prices.
While the US Energy Information Administration projected in its June short-term outlook that US prices at the pump will average about $4.27 per gallon in the third quarter, the forecast could be completely upended by world events.
This summer will be difficult because driving season just started. We know that demand will continue to rise.
The average price of a gallon of gas in the US was $4.78 on Sunday according to the auto club.
The president has asked for all suppliers around the globe to increase production, as he will be in Saudi Arabia in July.
Biden had pledged to make the kingdom a "pariah" over its human-rights record, including the killing of a Washington Post columnist, when he visited.
Saudi Arabia is not likely to solve the oil price crisis.
The issue of human rights in Saudi Arabia will be raised by Biden.
She said that he was concerned about what people were going through at the pump and that Saudi Arabia was the head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. We need to increase production so that Americans don't feel the pain that they are feeling.