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Wright Says Trump Administration Has No Plan to Restrict Oil and Gas Exports

Business & Policy
March 19, 2026

(Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday said in a post on X that President Donald Trump’s administration has no plan to implement restrictions on oil and gas exports.

Reporting by Bhargav Acharya; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones

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