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He has repeatedly dismissed rising oil prices as "a short-term disruption."

The Energy Department cited U.S. military dependence on foreign oil.

Trump's social-media post is a potential public relations hurdle for an industry that has a complicated relationship with the president.

Tanker backlogs, damaged energy infrastructure and threats in the Strait of Hormuz could keep gasoline prices elevated.

The move comes as the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran has sent oil prices soaring, with a key choke point effectively blocked.

President Donald Trump on Thursday seemingly dismissed the market disruptions having a dramatic impact on the U.S. economy.

Trump's vaunted "energy dominance" team is in danger of fumbling the biggest energy crisis of his second term, critics say.

The Trump administration move is in conjunction with the International Energy Agency action and comes as shipments from the Persian Gulf remain constrained.

The International Energy Agency announced the release of 400 million barrels of oil in response to price shocks from the Iran war.

Getting data centers to generate their own electricity may ease one obstacle to public acceptance of data centers. But it creates new hurdles.