Wright Says He Takes ‘Full Ownership’ for Erroneous Tanker Post

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he took “full ownership” for an erroneous social media post that rattled traders and sent oil prices reeling after it wrongly suggested the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the vital Strait of Hormuz. The post was deleted minutes later.

“That is a miscommunication in our department — I take full ownership of that as the person in charge of the department,” Wright said on Thursday in an interview with Fox News, adding that he would personally review the department’s posts in future. “Very unfortunate. It will not happen again.”