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US Military Escorting Oil and Gas Through Strait, Wright Says

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 29 July 2026, 18:16 UTC 1 min read
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Jul 29th, 2026 US Military Escorting Oil and Gas Through Strait, Wright Says Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that a new $100 billion data center campus built by NextEra energy and Brookfield will be powered by a nuclear and gas supply built on federal lands and will provide its own water. Wright also discussed the state of energy prices as the Iran war heats back up, and said it's not possible to forecast where gas prices will be by Labor Day.

Jul 29th, 2026 US Military Escorting Oil and Gas Through Strait, Wright Says Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that a new $100 billion data center campus built by NextEra energy and Brookfield will be powered by a nuclear and gas supply built on federal lands and will provide its own water. Wright also discussed the state of energy prices as the Iran war heats back up, and said it's not possible to forecast where gas prices will be by Labor Day.
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