Gas Prices Could Jump Again If China Opens After Covid-19 Lockdowns, Sec. Granholm Warns

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm takes questions during a media briefing at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 23, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has cautioned that gas prices could surge if China opens up significantly after strict COVID-19 lockdowns within the country.

Granholm made the comments on “Fox News Sunday,“ where she noted that while the Biden administration is hopeful gas prices will continue to fall, the United States is ”at the whim of what happens globally.”