Today, Energy Secretary Rick Perry joined Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and other members of the Trump Administration at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Washington, D.C. to underscore America’s commitment to strengthen economic engagement and energy security in the Indo-Pacific region.  The United States is a global energy leader and can help Indo-Pacific countries meet their needs for conventional and new, lower-emission energy.  A new effort called Asia EDGE – Enhancing Development and Growth through Energy aims to achieve this by:

• Expanding energy commerce by growing foreign energy markets, expanding public-private partnerships, and fostering business-to-business connections.

• Advancing market-based energy policies and market reforms by helping partner governments set transparent, market-based, best-value energy policies.

• Catalyzing private capital for the financing of export and investment projects by partnering with international financial institutions and firms on pooled finance, insurance, and risk mitigation
• Promoting universal access to affordable, secure and reliable energy supplies by tapping America’s vast natural resources and technical expertise.

Here are other recent examples of how the U.S. is collaborating with Indo-Pacific countries on energy: