Brett McGurk, the US administration's Middle East and North Africa coordinator, visited Saudi Arabia, according to a statement on the White House website.
In Saudi Arabia, he was joined by State Department Energy Special Representative Amos Hochstein to discuss a collaborative approach to address potential market pressures that could be caused by a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the US is negotiating with major fuel suppliers to increase supplies to Europe.
In turn, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the EU is discussing the issue of gas supplies with the United States, Qatar and Azerbaijan in the event of a cessation of supplies from Russia.