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Energy Secretary Says US LNG Exports Set to Double Within 3 Years

Chris Wright bound for Europe to sell U.S. natural gas—and confidence in America.
Energy Secretary Says US LNG Exports Set to Double Within 3 Years
The LNG (liquid natural gas) tanker, Energy Glory, comes in to the Grain LNG importation terminal, operated by National Grid Plc, after making its way from Cove Point LNG Terminal, an offshore LNG shipping terminal operated by BHE GT&S in Maryland, in Grain, England, on Feb. 10, 2025. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
John Haughey
John Haughey
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is an investor in solar start-ups, an electrical engineer, a student of nuclear physics, and a “shale revolution” pioneer, but next week he’ll be a gas salesman at the GasTech Exhibition and Conference in Milan, Italy.

“I think Europe [is] pretty dead set on getting off Russian gas. They still consume Russian gas,” he told S&P Global Vice Chair Daniel Yergin during a Sept. 5 Council on Foreign Relations presentation.
John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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