Energy Secretary

• Energiesecretaris Chris Wright verklaarde in 'Face the Nation' dat het Amerikaanse leger zijn operatie met scheepsbegeleiding in de Straat van Hormuz heeft gepauzeerd nadat Iran verzocht had dit te staken om vredesonderhandelingen na te streven. • President Trump kondigde de operatie vorige week aan te midden van de blokkade door Iran, maar schorste deze twee dagen later nadat Teheran een signaal gaf om 'een deal te sluiten'. • De pauze ondersteunt een wankel staakt-het-vuren, waarbij de VS de straat nu vrijmaken zonder actieve begeleiding, met als doel de spanningen te verminderen.

• Minister van Financiën Scott Bessent omschreef tijdens een optreden bij Fox News op 3 mei de economische maatregelen van president Trump als verstikkend voor het regime in Iran. • De Iraanse economie kampt met dagelijkse verliezen van 435 miljoen dollar en een voedselinflatie van 112% als gevolg van de Amerikaanse blokkade, volgens een analyse van FOX Business. • Stijgende Amerikaanse benzineprijzen door het conflict met Iran veroorzaken bredere economische uitdagingen, ondanks de druk op Teheran.

Chris Wright says ‘I don’t know’ when asked about lower cost of gas as average price soars to $4 a gallon in USChris Wright, the Trump administration’s energy secretary, acknowledged Sunday that it might not be until 2027 before US gas prices come back under $3 a gallon.Asked by Jake Tapper, the CNN State of the Union host, when he thought “it’s realistic for Americans to expect the gas will go back to under $3 a gallon”, Wright replied: “I don’t know. That could happen later this year. That might not happen until next year.” Continue reading...

• U.S. Energy Secretary visited the DIII-D National Fusion Facility at General Atomics, the largest magnetic fusion research site in the United States, on April 14, 2026. • During the tour, Secretary Wright, along with executives Gil and Prochaska, engaged with DOE-funded scientists and engineers advancing fusion power plant technologies. • The visit highlights fusion as a promising energy breakthrough, with the secretary calling it 'what powers the stars and why I went to MIT.'

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC News that gasoline prices could decline by summer despite ongoing disruptions from the Iran war and threats to global oil supplies. • The forecast suggests potential relief from elevated energy costs that have accompanied the three-week conflict, though oil markets remain volatile due to Iranian actions in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliatory attacks on regional infrastructure. • The projection reflects administration confidence in energy supply alternatives and market stabilization even as the conflict continues to create supply-chain uncertainties.

• US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told NBC News that gasoline prices could decline by summer despite current elevations caused by Iran war-related supply disruptions and Strait of Hormuz tensions. • The projection offers some relief to consumers facing inflationary pressures from energy markets, contingent on conflict de-escalation or resolution within the coming months.