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Chris Wright: “They changed the hydrocarbon law, rewrote a new law and…”

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses Iran war at CERAWeek in Houston — 3/23/2026

Published | Video Starts at 23:16

Were you able to have discussions with them about what they need to do in terms of the terms for companies coming to invest? We did. They had quickly on their own, even before I arrived, They changed the hydrocarbon law, rewrote a new law and passed it through their assembly. So they are moving quickly. I brought some feedback that the law is much improved from where they were before, but still had some concerns for me about the road to international arbitration. (23:16–23:22)

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Asserts that Venezuela changed its hydrocarbon law and passed a new one through its assembly.

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