Friday, February 6, 2026
US energy secretary calls for doubling global oil output in Davos- oil and gas 360

US energy secretary calls for doubling global oil output in Davos

(BOE Report) – The world needs to more than double oil production, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday, while criticising the European Union and the U.S. state of California for wasting money on what he described as inefficient green energy. In recent years, the World Economic Forum’s discussions on energy have centred on ways to boost lower-carbon policies.

U.S. oil majors exploring Venezuela opportunities, says Energy Secretary- oil and gas 360

U.S. oil majors exploring Venezuela opportunities, says Energy Secretary

(World Oil) – ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and other U.S. oil companies are examining what role they can play in helping revitalize Venezuela’s energy industry, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said following talks with executives. “Maybe we’ll get to a framework where they’ll go in in a large way again, but in the meantime, they’re not going to sit on their hands,”

Energy Secretary Wright: Oil prices low, ’great time to be a buyer’- oil and gas 360

Energy Secretary Wright: Oil prices low, ’great time to be a buyer’

(Investing)– U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that current oil prices are low, making it a “great time to be a buyer” as he discussed plans to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Speaking on Fox News, Wright indicated the government will “gradually fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve up,” following the Department of Energy’s announcement Tuesday of a solicitation to

U.S. Energy Chief calls net zero a “Colossal Train Wreck”- oil and gas 360

U.S. Energy Chief calls net zero a “Colossal Train Wreck”

(Oil Price) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright blasted net-zero targets as a “colossal train wreck” ahead of his trip to Europe for a gas summit and meetings with EU officials, warning the push for climate policies could weaken energy security and derail a U.S.–EU trade deal. “Net zero 2050 is just a colossal train wreck,” Wright told the Financial Times

US energy secretary says we can stop Iran’s oil exports- oil and gas 360

US energy secretary says we can stop Iran’s oil exports

(Investing) – ABU DHABI – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday that the United States could stop Iran’s oil exports as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme. The January return to the White House of Trump, who in his first term withdrew the U.S. from a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran