-- 美國能源部長克里斯·賴特週二在參議院委員會作證時表示，美國汽油價格可能在一周前達到峰值，並可能在明年維持在每加侖3美元或以上。 賴特在作證時表示，燃油價格似乎已達到近期高點，他說：“看起來大約一周前就達到了峰值。” 自2月底伊朗衝突爆發以來，零售汽油價格已上漲超過每加侖1美元，凸顯了美國消費者面臨的巨大壓力。 4月8日，油價一度攀升至每加侖4.17美元的峰值，之後略有回落，反映出與地緣政治發展相關的波動。 根據彭博社引述美國汽車協會的數據報道，截至週一，平均汽油價格為每加侖4.02美元，而伊朗衝突爆發前，油價低於每加侖3美元。 賴特表示，目前的燃油價格仍遠低於2022年6月俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭後達到的每加侖5.02美元的高峰。 賴特週日接受CNN採訪時表示，汽油價格明年可能維持在每加侖3美元或以上，但川普總統在接受《國會山莊》採訪時對此觀點表示異議。 據報道，當被問及是否仍然堅持這一預測時，賴特表示：“我無法預測能源價格的未來走勢，我經常會進行推測或觀察這些情況。”
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