Chris Wright
Chris Wright is the U.S. Energy Secretary.
Notable Quotes
"ship traffic in the Gulf and oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz are rising even as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal on ending their more than three-month-old war."View Story →
"ship traffic in the Gulf and oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz are rising even as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal on ending their more than three-month-old war."View Story →
"I love ending Iran’s ability to have a nuclear weapon."View Story →
"The impact of the conflict on energy markets would be a 'bump on the road' and a 'small price' to pay for U.S. military goals."View Story →
"We're going to do all of that without raising electricity prices for Americans."View Story →
"As soon as it's reasonable to do it, we'll escort ships through the straits and get the energy moving again."View Story →
""As soon as it's reasonable to do it, we'll escort ships through the straits and get the energy moving again.""View Story →
"We just made a pragmatic decision."View Story →
"Energy will flow soon."View Story →
"They shouldn't go much higher than they are here, because the world is very well supplied with oil."View Story →
"President Trump is maintaining stability of global energy during the military operations against Iran."View Story →
"US Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure oil remains flowing to global markets."View Story →
"The U.S. Navy successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure oil remains flowing to global markets."View Story →
"Trump had authorised the release of 172 million barrels from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve."View Story →
"Trump had authorized the release of 172 million barrels from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve."View Story →
"Earlier today, 32 member nations of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed to President Trump’s request to lower energy prices with a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of oil and refined products from their respective reserves."View Story →
"As part of this effort, President Trump authorized the Department of Energy to release 172 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, beginning next week."View Story →
"It will happen relatively soon, but it can’t happen now. We’re simply not ready."View Story →
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