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CommoditiesMediumUpdated•Originally published 22 September 2026•Updated 23 September 2026•
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Trump Administration Proposes $5 Billion Middle East Energy Rebuild Fund

Key Facts

1The proposed U.S. contribution is $5 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report that Reuters could not independently verify.
2The reported plan targets a $10 billion fund through matching contributions from 8 Middle Eastern partners.
3PACT's terms, country participation and timetable remain unfinalized.

The Trump administration has proposed investing $5 billion in a fund to rebuild energy infrastructure damaged by the Middle East war and reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz for oil and gas transport, according to U.S. and Middle Eastern officials and documents cited by The Wall Street Journal. Reuters said it could not independently verify the report.

The reported plan seeks a matching $5 billion from 8 partners—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq and Jordan—bringing the target size to $10 billion. The proposed vehicle is called the Partnership for Allied Trust and Construction, or PACT, and would be managed by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, according to the report.

The economic mechanism is additional transport and export capacity outside routes dependent on the Strait of Hormuz. Such capacity could give producers alternatives when shipping is disrupted and reduce physical bottleneck risk, but it would not guarantee stable prices: projects require time, financing and security, while prices remain sensitive to demand and the duration of the conflict.

The plan remains under discussion, its terms could change and partner participation is unconfirmed. The DFC says it mobilizes private capital for sectors including energy and modern infrastructure and has deployed insurance and guarantee tools to support Gulf trade and shipping; however, the inspected sources contained no separate official announcement launching PACT or specifying its projects and timetable.