US Energy Regulator Says Iran War Underscores Urgency in Expanding Nation’s Pipeline Network
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Category: GLOBAL GOVERNMENT & ALLIANCES
Summary:
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Laura Swett emphasized the urgent need to expand pipeline infrastructure in the United States due to the 800-ship bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz, which is affecting the global economy. Speaking at a March 26 press conference at CERAWeek in Houston, Swett highlighted that streamlining and accelerating pipeline development approvals is a priority under President Donald Trump’s January 2025 National Energy Emergency executive order. The bottleneck has restricted access to 20 percent of the world’s daily supply of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Persian Gulf since the launch of Operation Epic Fury on February 28. This situation has added urgency to building pipeline capacity to transport natural gas from wells to electricity grids and liquefaction plants for export.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 21:31 (NASB 1977)
"The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But victory belongs to the LORD."
Commentary:
Energy planners are scrambling because a single chokepoint can jam up ships and squeeze markets. It’s fragile. Proverbs puts a clean line between human preparation and the Lord’s final control. In this case, new pipelines and faster approvals are being treated like the fix, and they may help, but they can’t remove the deeper uncertainty. This kind of economic pressure and strategic bottleneck fits the prophetic pattern of nations being shaken through trade and supply lines without warning. Stay steady and clear-eyed.
Prophetic Trend:
Strategic chokepoints are driving governments toward faster infrastructure agreements, exposing how quickly global systems can be pressured and rearranged.
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Source Excerpt:
HOUSTON—The 800-ship bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz devastating the global economy has made it “more clear than ever that we need more infrastructure in our country of every type and, more specifically, more pipeline infrastructure,” the United States’ lead energy regulator said. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Laura Swett told reporters in a March 26 press conference at CERAWeek by S&P Global at the Americas Hilton-Houston that streamlining and accelerating approvals for pipeline development is a priority under President Donald Trump’s January 2025 National Energy Emergency executive order. But with 20 percent of the world’s daily supply of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) locked inside the Persian Gulf since the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, there’s added urgency in building pipeline capacity to move more natural gas from wells to the electricity grid and liquefaction plants for export.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 03-29-2026 00:29