Trump criticizes multiple oil companies for driving up gasoline retail prices and has ordered an investigation
Complete. Here is the key summaryU.S. President Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the current U.S. gasoline prices not falling in line with the decline in crude oil prices, stating that authorities will investigate several oil companies for allegedly raising gasoline prices. U.S. President Trump: "The companies under investigation are Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP PLC. Many oil companies have seen significant drops in gasoline and oil prices, but we have not seen a decrease in retail prices; they should have fallen compared to previous prices. I believe the retail price of gasoline should be $2.255 per gallon, and the oil companies are likely inflating prices. I hope this is not the case; otherwise, they will be in big trouble." Earlier, Trump stated on social media that he had instructed the Department of Justice to investigate the oil companies for inflating gasoline retail prices. The American Petroleum Institute, representing major U.S. oil companies, stated that the adjustment of gasoline retail prices does not occur simultaneously with crude oil prices. According to data from the American Automobile Association, the average gasoline price in the U.S. on Wednesday was $3.9 per gallon, down from $4.5 a month ago
【Now 新聞台】美國總統特朗普表示，對現時美國汽油零售價未有隨原油價格回落感到不滿，當局將對多間油公司涉嫌哄抬汽油價格展開調查。
美國總統特朗普：「被調查的是埃克森美孚、雪佛龍、蜆殼及英國石油，很多油公司汽油及石油價格已大幅下跌，但我們沒見到零售價有下跌，比較之前價格應該回落。我認為汽油零售價應該是每加侖 2.255 美元，油公司很可能在哄抬價格，我希望這不是事實，否則他們將有大麻煩。」
特朗普較早時透過社交平台表示，他已指示司法部就油公司哄抬汽油零售價展開調查。
代表美國主要石油企業的美國石油學會則表示，汽油零售價與原油價格的調整並非同步進行。
根據美國汽車協會數字，美國周三的汽油平均價格是每加侖 3.9 美元，比一個月前的 4.5 美元有所回落。