🛢️ Chris Wright Ain't Wastin' Time

Another Big Oil About-face on Net Zero

Good morning, here's what the OilPatch Team has for you today:

Chris Wright Gets Down To Business

Chris Wright, the new Secretary of Energy, is wasting no time.

He just issued an executive order to prioritize energy production over net zero.

For good measure, he also slammed wind and solar for reliability and cost problems.

A great abundance of American energy

“Going forward, the Department's goal will be to unleash the great abundance of American energy required to power modern life and to achieve a durable state of American energy dominance,” Wright said.

This will be done with faster permitting, grid upgrades, and more nuclear.

Refilling the SPR will also be a priority.

Wind and solar will not.

“Net-zero policies raise energy costs for American families and businesses,” the order read.

They also “threaten the reliability of our energy system, and undermine our energy and national security.”

Those are statements of fact.

The facts are really inconvenient for some in the business world, namely the respective industries.

So they’re planning a lobbying offensive in Congress.

Good luck with that.

Things returning to normal

With the exception of wind power, Trump’s energy policy is basically the same as China’s.

Think about it: he’s not fixated on oil.

He wants more nuclear, too. Because nuclear is reliable.

It’s an “all of the above as long as it makes sense” approach.

And that’s the healthiest approach in energy policies.

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Another Big Oil Does U-Turn on Net Zero

Norway’s Equinor has become the latest supermajor to ditch net zero.

Previously one of the most ambitious transitioners, now it is focusing on oil and gas.

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