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Follow the Progress of DOE's Alaska Gas Hydrate Field Test
FE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory and its project partners are testing innovative technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits on the Alaska North Slope.  Read More >

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Utility to Purchase Electricity from Innovative DOE-Supported Clean Coal Project
An innovative clean coal technology project in Texas will supply electricity to the largest municipally owned utility in the United States under a recently signed Power Purchase Agreement.
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DOE-Sponsored Online Mapping Portal Helps Oil and Gas Producers Comply with New Mexico Compliance Rules
An online mapping portal to help oil and natural gas operators comply with a revised New Mexico waste pit rule has been developed by a team of New Mexico Tech researchers.
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DOE Seeks Projects for Improving Environmental Performance of Unconventional Natural Gas Technologies
Research projects to study ways for improving the environmental performance of unconventional gas development are being sought by FE's National Energy Technology Laboratory. Read More > 

DOE Selects Projects Aimed at Reducing Drilling Risks in Ultra-Deepwater
The Office of Fossil Energy has selected six new natural gas and oil research projects aimed at reducing risks and enhancing the environmental performance of drilling in ultra-deepwater settings.  Read More > 

CO2 Injection Begins in Illinois
The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium, one of seven regional partnerships created by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance carbon storage technologies nationwide, has begun injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) for their large-scale CO2 injection test in Decatur, Illinois.   Read More >     

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OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY

Ensuring that we can continue to rely on clean, affordable energy from our traditional fuel resources is the primary mission of DOE's Office of Fossil Energy. Fossil fuels supply 85% of the nation's energy, and we are working on such priority projects as pollution-free coal plants, more productive oil and gas fields, and the continuing readiness of federal emergency oil stockpiles.

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NATIONAL BENEFITS OF FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH

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