Granholm calls on oil producers to boost output: ‘We are on a war footing’

Secretary of Energy Jennifer GranholmJennifer GranholmRussian attack rekindles nuclear anxieties Live coverage – Ukraine, Russia agree to safe corridors for aid, evacuees Biden says mineral supply chain actions will help end foreign reliance MORE urged oil and gas producers to boost their output amid an energy crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

“Right now, we need oil and gas production to rise to meet current demand,” Granholm said at a news conference on Wednesday on the margins of an energy conference, according to a report by Bloomberg News. 

“We are on a war footing,” Granholm added. 

President BidenJoe BidenBiden phones family of American detained in Russia Susan Collins praises Biden’s Supreme Court pick after meeting Former Bernie Sanders press secretary: proposed defense budget includes excessive amount for private contractors MORE on Tuesday announced the U.S. would ban oil and gas imports from Russia because of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, which had already exacerbated gas and oil prices. 

Russia accounts for about 10 percent of international oil supplies.