President-elect Donald Trump nominated the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, Chris Wright, on Saturday as his energy secretary, pending Senate approval.

“I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my Administration as both United States Secretary of Energy, and Member of  the newly formed Council of National Energy,” Trump said in a press release.

“Chris has been a leading technologist and entrepreneur in Energy. He has worked in Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, and Oil and Gas. Most significantly, Chris was one of the pioneers who helped launch the American Shale Revolution that fueled American Energy Independence, and  transformed the Global Energy Markets and Geopolitics.

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