U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on March 15 that allied nations in the Indo-Pacific have reached $57 billion worth of energy deals with American companies.
Burgum told Fox News that over 22 energy deals were signed during the inaugural Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum in Tokyo, Japan, bringing the total value of agreements to $57 billion.
He did not name the countries involved. Before the Fox News interview, the U.S. embassy in Japan said in a post on X that 18 countries and 180 companies had joined the deals, which were initially worth $56 billion.
Burgum said the total value was later revised to $57 billion after one more agreement was reached at the end of the conference. New Zealand, Japan, and Australia are among the countries that took part in the conference, he added….
US Secures $57 Billion in Energy Deals With Indo-Pacific Allies, Burgum Says
