Trump Pushes ‘Peace Pipelines’ to Boost Exports of Climate-Busting LNG to Europe
Key takeaways
- Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other U.S. officials announced this week that they had reached agreements aimed at boosting the construction of “Trump Peace Pipelines” across the region to facilitate more LNG exports.
- “President Trump is unleashing a new era of cooperation for Central and Eastern Europe,” Wright said in a news release.
- The announcement came this week at the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, a gathering of 13 nations surrounding the Baltic, Black and Adriatic seas.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other U.S. officials announced this week that they had reached agreements aimed at boosting the construction of “Trump Peace Pipelines” across the region to facilitate more LNG exports.
“President Trump is unleashing a new era of cooperation for Central and Eastern Europe,” Wright said in a news release. “These partnerships are rooted in our mutual support for an energy addition agenda—more jobs, more opportunity, and more investment.”