TRUMP ENERGY PICK WRIGHT TO SPEAK TO CONSERVATIVE EVENT IN LONDON

Chris Wright, President Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, is scheduled to speak to a conservative think tank in London next month, the organization said on Thursday. At previous meetings with this group, Wright had advocated for expanding fracking operations.

A department spokesperson said Wright, who is expected to be confirmed by the Senate on Friday, would not attend the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in person. It was not immediately clear whether he would address the Feb. 17-19 conference virtually. Wright, the CEO of oilfield services company Liberty Energy, last spoke at an ARC meeting in 2023 when he said opening up fracking would be good for England, where the drilling practice is banned over environmental concerns.

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