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Wright Discusses Ukraine Gas Supply and LNG Deals on CNBC

November 10, 2025 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:10:00

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined CNBC’s Brian Sullivan on November 7, 2025, speaking from Greece, where a deal had just been signed involving American natural gas for Ukraine. Wright said, as he stated it, that Ukraine probably needs a little more than 150 billion cubic feet of additional gas into storage this winter, some coming from the south and some from the north, with several billion cubic feet — maybe 10 to 25 BCF — in the deal just signed, and other deals to follow with upside flexibility.

Wright said, as he stated it, that Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have been relentless, and that the gas would help keep the lights on and homes heated this winter. He said the gathering included probably 16 nations whose overriding goal, as he stated it, is to remove any dependence on Russian energy and replace it with American energy, describing the United States as by far the world’s biggest and most secure energy supplier.

Asked about his relationship with President Trump amid press speculation, Wright said, as he stated it, that they get along great and have since the day he arrived, and that he would not be in Greece signing LNG deals and selling American energy if not for the president’s pivot away from the prior administration’s policies.

Why it matters

The appearance is part of the administration’s energy agenda — expanding supply, grid capacity, and permitting — and its claims about prices, projects, and markets are the record against which its energy promises will be measured.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Chris Wright Joins CNBC’s Brian Sullivan – November 7, 2025”, 2025-11-10 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-11-10). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.