G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial Concludes with Four Consensus Outcomes

Summary: This White House release recaps the G20 Energy Ministers' "Energy Abundance Ministerial," held September 16, 2026 in Houston, Texas, hosted by the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC), the Departments of Interior and Energy, and the EPA. Four consensus outcomes reached: Expanding household energy access, including using liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to displace traditional biomass. Improving permitting and regulatory efficiency across member nations. A voluntary Water Reuse Initiative to strengthen water resilience for energy, manufacturing, and agriculture. A Critical Minerals Statement on voluntary cooperation to diversify and strengthen mineral supply chains while respecting national sovereignty over resources. Official statements: Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (NEDC Chair), Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin each emphasized diversifying supply chains, energy abundance, and pairing environmental stewardship with economic growth. Investments announced at the summit: Hitachi Energy (Japan): $528 million for a power transformer plant in Gallman, Mississippi, creating 654 jobs. Caturus: A five-train expansion of the Commonwealth LNG export facility in Louisiana, nearly doubling capacity to about 17.25 million tonnes per annum. Continental Resources: A memorandum of understanding with Venezuela's PDVSA to develop the Ayacucho 2 Block in the Orinoco Belt, estimated to hold roughly 30 billion barrels of oil. EPA deregulatory action: Administrator Zeldin announced repeal of most Biden-era greenhouse gas requirements for power plants, projected to save $310 billion, with a proposed repeal of remaining standards projected to save an additional $370 million. Attendance: Representatives from the African Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, and the UK attended.