The statement accurately reflects what Doug Burgum said at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in November 2025. Multiple credible sources, including Reuters and industry publications, confirm he stated "there is no energy transition, there is only energy addition" and emphasized rising power demand. The quote is factually correct as a representation of his actual words.

While Doug Burgum has expressed skepticism about the energy transition and used similar phrasing, there is no verifiable record of him delivering the exact quoted statement at an Abu Dhabi oil conference in November. The attribution appears to be inaccurate or misattributed.

Doug Burgum is the Governor of North Dakota, not the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and there is no verifiable record of him making this statement at an Abu Dhabi oil conference; the quote appears to be fabricated.