Wright is expected to fulfil Trump's campaign promise to 'drill, baby, drill' and maximise US energy production.
Donald Trump has named oil and gas industry executive Chris Wright as his pick to lead the US Energy Department.
Trump wrote in a statement: “Chris was one of the pioneers who helped launch the American Shale Revolution that fuelled American Energy Independence, and transformed the Global Energy Markets and Geopolitics. In a video posted to his LinkedIn profile last year, he said: “There is no climate crisis, and we're not in the midst of an energy transition either.”The council will oversee “the path to US energy dominance by cutting red tape, enhancing private sector investments across all sectors of the Economy,” Trump said.
The president-elect has pledged to open areas such as the Arctic wilderness to oil drilling, which he argues would lower energy costs.
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