Trump met with Chevron, other energy companies, on Tuesday

By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met with top officials from Chevron and other energy companies ‌on Tuesday to discuss a range of topics, including U.S. ‌oil production, oil futures, shipping and natural gas, a White House official said on ​Wednesday.

Chevron's spokesperson said its CEO Mike Wirth attended the gathering to discuss global oil markets, which have been roiled by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, special ‌envoy Steve Witkoff and ⁠Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were also at the meeting, which was first reported by Axios.

High oil prices are ⁠a risk for Trump's fellow Republicans ahead of the midterm congressional elections in November.

"The executives all spoke highly of the actions President Trump has ​taken to ​unleash American energy dominance, and ​said the President is doing ‌all the right things right now," the White House official said.

The Trump administration last week granted a 90-day waiver extension to a shipping law called the Jones Act to allow foreign-flagged vessels to move commodities such as oil products and fertilizer between U.S. ports.

The administration this ‌month has also invoked the Defense ​Production Act authorizing the Pentagon and the ​Department of Energy to take ​actions including purchases to expand domestic energy in ‌an attempt to lower prices for ​consumers.

The White House ​official said Trump meets regularly with energy executives to get their feedback on domestic and global energy markets.

The administration could take ​additional steps including relaxing ‌pollution regulations at refineries, in an attempt to lower fuel ​prices.

(Reporting by Timothy Gardner; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing ​by Doina Chiacu and Chizu Nomiyama )