On the record · Updated October 18, 2026

Chris Wright quotes

US Energy Secretary

4 things Chris Wright said, verbatim, from August 13, 2026 to October 3, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Oct 3latest entry

Europe should draw down its emergency diesel stocks to bring prices down.

Supports Oct 3

“This is a time for a coordinated release of diesel stores as we go into harvest season, and we go into winter heating oil season. Now is the time to bring more diesel to the market”

CNN G7 releases 100 million barrels as a third carrier group sails toward Iran ›

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Clay Seigle energy strategist Qualifies

“Raiding an oil supply piggybank is no substitute for solving the underlying problem which is insufficient production relative to demand”

Matt Stanley head of market engagement at Kpler Qualifies

“If the underlying disruption continues, you cannot keep drawing inventories indefinitely without eventually creating a much bigger supply problem”

Donald Trump US President Supports

“what Europe did was a great thing”

The US-Venezuela oil deal was extracted through coercion rather than freely negotiated.

Disputes Sep 3

“All we’re doing is taking an idle, underground asset that isn’t doing anything for Venezuelan people, and bringing the money, the technology to develop it,”

Al Jazeera Chevron pledges $7 billion in Venezuela while the Pentagon takes a 35 percent stake in the company holding 17 oil fields ›

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Ricardo Hausmann former Venezuelan official, Harvard Kennedy School Supports

“You opted to push an asset grab, an unconstitutional deal with an illegitimate oppressive government, instead of using US leadership to re-establish constitutional rule and democracy first, and then deal with a legitimate government that could have made credible long-term commitments, in due course.”

Chris Wright on The Middle East1

As printed Aug 13

“On Sunday alone, over 20 million barrels left the Arabian gulf region, which is above the pre-conflict average,”

Reason.com The Trump Administration's Hormuz Oil Numbers Don't Add Up ›

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Chris Wright on Foreign policy & the world1

As printed Aug 29

“Instead of the oil being blockaded, as it is right now, we're gonna let the oil flow … to United States refineries and around the world”

on the Venezuela oil deal redirecting oil flow to US and global refineries

Washington Examiner Trump announces massive oil deal with Venezuela for over 65 billion barrels in reserves ›

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