Donald Trump chooses new Energy Secretary

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Donald Trump chooses new Energy Secretary
Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Chris Wright, the founder of an oil company, to run the Energy Department as his new administration continues to take shape.

Trump's transition team officially announced the appointment on Saturday. On Friday, President-elect Trump announced the establishment of the National Energy Council, to be headed by former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, nominated for the post of Interior Secretary.

In this role, Burgum will lead a structure that extends to all executive branch agencies involved in matters related to permits for energy, production, distribution, transportation and regulations in this area, Trump said in a statement. As chairman of the National Energy Council, Burgum will have a seat on the National Security Council, the president-elect said.

Wright, ceo of Liberty Energy, Colorado, has no political experience and has written extensively about the need to increase energy production from non-renewable sources to lift people out of poverty.

U.S. oil production reached the highest level a country has ever produced under The Biden administration, and it is unclear how much the new Energy Secretary and the next administration will achieve to boost oil production.

Most oil drilling decisions are made by private companies working on land that is not owned by the federal government.

The Department of Energy handles U.S. energy diplomacy, administers the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and runs grant and loan programs to advance energy technologies, such as the Office of Loan Programs.

The secretary also oversees the U.S. nuclear weapons complex, nuclear energy waste disposal and 17 national laboratories.

Demand for electricity in the United States is rising for the first time in two decades, while the use of artificial intelligence and electric vehicles is increasing. /VOA


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