OIL & NATURAL GAS NEWS SPOTLIGHT New Models Help Optimize Development of Bakken Shale Resources Exploration and field development in the largest continuous oil play in the lower 48 states, located in North Dakota and eastern Montana, will be guided by new geo-models developed with funding from the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy. Read More> 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> Christopher Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas, discusses Fossil Energy’s Shale Gas Research. During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama talked about the role shale gas can play in providing clean, reasonably-priced domestic energy. Read More> 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. Read More> DOE Seeks Projects for Improving Environmental Performance of Unconventional Natural Gas Technologies: Research projects will focus on ways for improving the environmental performance of unconventional gas development, including maximizing the efficiency of hydraulic fracturing operations and improved methods of protecting groundwater. 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>  Sign Up for Oil & Gas E-Mail NewsAlerts KEY PUBLICATIONS DOE Oil & Natural Gas Commercialized Technologies and Research Accomplishments Energy Resource Potential of Methane Hydrate Shale Gas Subcommittee Final Report More Publications >

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