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DOE Announces New Research to Advance Safe and Responsible Deepwater Drilling Technologies
Thirteen projects aimed at reducing the risks while enhancing the environmental performance of drilling for natural gas and oil in ultra-deepwater settings have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for further development. Read More >
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Natural Gas Compression Technology Improves Transport and Efficiencies, Lowers Operating Costs
An award-winning compressor design that decreases the energy required to compress and transport natural gas, lowers operating costs, improves efficiencies and reduces the environmental footprint of well site operations has been developed by a Massachusetts-based company with support from the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More> |
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U.S. and Japan Complete Successful Field Trial of Methane Hydrate Production Technologies
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the completion of a successful, unprecedented test of technology in the North Slope of Alaska that was able to safely extract a steady flow of natural gas from methane hydrates – a vast, entirely untapped resource that holds enormous potential for U.S. economic and energy security. Read More> |
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Innovative DOE Technology Demonstrates Potential for Significant Increases in Safe and Responsible Production from Depleted U.S. Oil Fields
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that an innovative technology has successfully improved oil recovery at a 106-year old Illinois field by more than 300 percent. Read More > |
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Obama Administration Announces New Partnership on Uncoventional Natural Gas and Oil Research
Three federal agencies announced a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation's abundant uncoventional natural gas and oil resources. Read More> |
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New Methane Hydrates Funding Opportunity Available
The DOE Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory announces the release of a Methane Hydrates Program Funding Opportunity for new research and development projects, with a proposal submission deadline of June 1, 2012. Read More> |
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Remote Gas Well Monitoring Technology Applied to Marcellus Shale Site
A technology to remotely monitor conditions at energy-rich Marcellus Shale gas wells to help insure compliance with environmental requirements has been developed through a research partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More> |
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