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Wright Delivers Remarks in Corpus Christi, Texas, Feb. 27, 2026

February 27, 2026 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:03:58

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright delivered remarks in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the Department of Energy’s upload of the February 27, 2026 event, speaking ahead of President Trump’s arrival on what Wright described as the President’s first visit after his State of the Union address. Wright framed the administration’s agenda as American energy dominance: produce so much energy that costs shrink, businesses locate in the United States, and wages rise — “lower costs, raise wages.”

Wright said he had spent an hour that morning pumping gas and found gasoline in Corpus Christi $2 per gallon cheaper than during the middle of the Biden administration, as he stated the comparison, and that he did not find one person who did not prefer low gas prices. He called Corpus Christi the linchpin of American energy dominance — the largest oil exporting terminal in the Western Hemisphere and one of the largest natural gas exporting terminals in the country and the world, alongside a massive refinery complex, as he described it — before introducing the President.

Why it matters

Corpus Christi is the export end of Wright’s production argument: the remarks tie the Gulf Coast’s terminals and refineries directly to household costs and wages, and place the President’s post-State of the Union travel in service of that claim.

Scoreboard watch

Scoreboard watch: Secretary Wright’s Corpus Christi claims on February 27, 2026 — gasoline $2 per gallon cheaper than mid-Biden-administration levels, as he stated it, and Corpus Christi’s terminal rankings as he described them. Flagged for the scoreboard editor; no entry is published from this page.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright Delivers Remarks in Corpus Christi, Texas - February 27, 2026” (official upload, embedded above; remarks as delivered by Secretary Wright).