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US energy secretary claims 18 million barrels of oil flowed through Gulf yesterday

By Reuters 16 September 2026, 5:27 pm
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United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaks during the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, September 14, 2026. (AP/Heinz-Peter Bader)
United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaks during the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, September 14, 2026. (AP/Heinz-Peter Bader)

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims that 18 million barrels of oil flowed through the Gulf yesterday.

“We’ve risen the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf to record highs right now. About 18 million barrels flowed out yesterday, basically pre-conflict levels,” Wright says in an interview with Fox News.

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