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Chris Wright: “Those pipelines that avoid the strait, they'll expand and…”

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

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Secretary Wright Joins Fox Business - July 7, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 01:11

Of the 22 and a half million barrels that flew out on July 4, 6 million came from those rerouted pipeline oils and 16 and a half million through the strait. And of course, Those pipelines that avoid the strait, they'll expand and they'll grow in the next 12 to 24 months. We're not going to let Iran hold the world hostage. And as much as they're desperately trying to do that now, as, as oil prices come down, a lot of … (01:11–01:20)

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Asserts that pipelines avoiding the Strait of Hormuz will expand in the next 12 to 24 months.

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