Secretary Burgum: energy addition is key to winning the AI arms race

In an exclusive interview at the Energy Connects Studio during Gastech 2025 in Milan, Chiranjib Sengupta sat down with Secretary Doug Burgum, US Secretary of the Interior, for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of global energy. Highlighting the strategic importance of the evolution from energy transition to energy addition, Secretary Burgum underscores how a nation’s prosperity and future are directly linked to its capacity for abundant, affordable and reliable energy. Secretary Burgum outlined why energy security and affordability remain central to peace and prosperity, emphasising the US role in supporting allies through abundant and diversified supply and spoke on the critical link between electricity, artificial intelligence and global competitiveness. He also highlighted the need for nations to balance decarbonisation goals with reliability, national security and economic growth, warning that the race to secure electricity will define the next era of global leadership.