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Chris Wright: “The Saudis have talked about and I'm sure will massively…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Strait of Hormuz will be flowing in the 'not-too-distant future,' Energy secretary says

Published | Video Starts at 06:18

Oh, efforts underway already. The United Arab Emirates, one of the exporters through the straits. They are already launching a project to double their pipeline capacity to go to Fujira. The Saudis have talked about and I'm sure will massively increase the capacity of their east west pipeline. We could build a pipeline to the Red Sea and Jordan. You could see a pipeline built to Israel. Expansion of the Iraqi pipeline to the Mediterranean at Chehan in Turkey. (06:18–06:24)

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Asserts that Saudi Arabia plans to increase the capacity of their east-west pipeline.

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