Issued in 1999
December 23, 1999
Energy Department Selects 1st Group of Projects for Oil Technology Development on Native American Lands
DOE announced three oil research projects that could help Native American tribes meet their own energy resource needs and achieve sustainable energy development.
December 23, 1999
DOE Selects 3rd Group of Small Oil Producers for Technical Assistance
DOE will provide grants totaling $365,000 to five more companies that have proposed innovative approaches for keeping their oil fields producing.
December 20, 1999
Success of Deep Horizontal Gas Well in Wyoming Stimulates Commercial Expansion of Drilling Activity
The success of a DOE-sponsored horizontal well drilled three miles deep into a dense sandstone formation in southwestern Wyoming has led to additional commercial drilling.
December 14, 1999
DOE Asks Industry to Begin Studying Concepts For Next Generation of Gas Turbines Systems
DOE issued a solicitation today asking the turbomachinery power industry to conduct initial studies of innovative turbine systems with power ratings greater than 30 megawatts.
December 10, 1999
Richardson Designates Fossil Center As Newest National Laboratory
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson today designated the Federal Energy Technology Center in Morgantown, W.V., and Pittsburgh, Pa., as the department's 15th national laboratory.
December 03, 1999
DOE Official Receives 1999 Coal Achievement Award
George Rudins, the Energy Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Coal and Power Systems, has been named the 1999 winner of the Washington Coal Club's Achievement Award.
November 15, 1999
Richardson Approves Federal Funding for High-Tech Coal Plant in Kentucky
DOE today announced that the Kentucky Pioneer Energy Project, planned for Clark County, KY, will become part of the federal government's Clean Coal Technology Program.
November 01, 1999
3-D Modeling of Mt. Simon Gas Storage Fields Could Enhance Winter Gas Availability from the Illinois Basin
A two-year research study partnership between the Illinois State Geological Survey, natural gas storage companies and DOE will develop 3-dimensional computer models for natural gas storage wells in the Mt. Simon Gas Storage Fields in the Illinois Basin.
November 01, 1999
University of Indiana 3-D Model to Assist Gas Producers in Rocky Mountains
DOE is providing a grant to Indiana University to test a first-of-its-kind computer model that mathematically traces the way natural gas-bearing basins were formed over millions of years.
November 01, 1999
DOE Selects Four Projects to Develop Low-Cost Ways to Upgrade Natural Gas
DOE has selected four projects to develop and test advanced methods for removing contaminants from low-quality natural gas.
October 26, 1999
DOE Opens 21st Year of University Coal Research Grant Program
DOE opens its 21st year of University Coal Research competition with a call to the nation's academic researchers to submit their best ideas for advancing the science and use of coal.
October 20, 1999
Microdrilling Technology Advances in Los Alamos Laboratory Field Test
Los Alamos National Laboratory is announcing that recent field experiments have enhanced prospects for microdrilling technology.
October 19, 1999
Bechtel Project Rids CO2 From Coal Gas Streams By Converting It To 'Ice'
DOE has awarded a contract to Bechtel National Inc., San Francisco, CA, to study a process that removes carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the gas streams of future energy plants by converting it to an ice-like hydrate.
October 19, 1999
Praxair to Develop Advanced Technology for Reducing Costs of Extracting Oxygen from Air
DOE has selected Praxair, Inc. of Tonawanda, NY, to study a new way to separate oxygen from the air at potentially much lower costs than is possible today.
October 15, 1999
Richardson Announces 10 New Projects to Restart Government-Industry Oil Field Demonstration Program
DOE names 10 projects to spearhead a new wave of technology improvements that could keep many of America's oil fields pumping and, if successful, produce millions of barrels of domestic crude oil that might otherwise be abandoned.
October 14, 1999
DOE Selects 3 Projects to Locate Fractured Tight Gas Reservoirs
DOE has selected three new research efforts that could encourage gas companies to drill with greater confidence in a wider range of naturally-fractured, tight (dense) reservoirs that hold massive amounts of untapped natural gas.
October 13, 1999
DOE Selects California Small Business to Help Develop "Smart Drilling System" for Oil and Natural Gas
DOE has selected a small California-based business to head a team tasked with developing key elements of a future 'smart' drilling system.
October 05, 1999
Energy Department Releases Report Citing Environmental Benefits of Advanced Oil, Gas Technology
A new DOE report documents the significant innovations in oil and gas exploration and production technology that have benefited the environment.
October 01, 1999
Energy Department Opens First Major Competition for Vision 21 Energy Plants
DOE has opened the competition for companies to begin designing a new type of energy facility that could change the way people think about fossil fuel power plants in the 21st century.
September 24, 1999
DOE Selects Bechtel to Optimize, Reduce Costs Of Future Gasification-Based Power Plants
DOE has selected Bechtel Systems and Infrastructure, Inc., San Francisco, to develop new, cost-optimized designs for integrated gasification combined-cycle plants.
September 24, 1999
DOE Selects 2 Projects to Lower Gas Cleaning Costs in Future Power Plants
DOE has selected two companies to begin developing even more advanced gas cleaning systems that reduce impurity levels into the parts-per-billion range.
September 24, 1999
DOE to Join with WVU to Lower Costs of Hot Gas Filter Cleaning Systems
DOE and West Virginia University will conduct experiments at the university's test facility to better understand how hot-gas filters are cleaned.
September 21, 1999
DOE Selects Four Projects to Begin Developing Ultra-Low Cost Fuel Cells
DOE has selected four companies to start down a new research path toward a dramatic reduction in the cost of fuel cells.
September 21, 1999
DOE Selects Six Projects to Improve Manufacturing, Components for 21st Century Fuel Cells
DOE has selected four universities and two businesses to improve the economics and performance of materials and components used in making fuel cells.
September 16, 1999
First U.S. Sale of Advanced Turbine Technology Marks Success of Government-Industry Partnership
The 'turbine of the 21st century' will likely make its U.S. commercial debut in a new $400 million, state-of-the-art power plant in upstate New York as the result of a plan announced by Sithe Energies and General Electric.
September 14, 1999
Richardson Announces New Effort to Develop Affordable Ways to Capture and Sequester Greenhouse Gases
DOE has released a new solicitation offering up to $18 million to develop concepts that can capture and sequester carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
September 07, 1999
Projects to Enhance Low-Cost Stripper Gas Production
DOE has selected two research projects that could give new life to natural gas stripper wells.
August 31, 1999
DOE Selects Projects to Reduce NOx, Fine Particulates, Acid Gases
DOE has selected nine organizations to develop advanced pollution control technologies that can cut future environmental compliance costs by as much as 25 percent.
August 31, 1999
DOE Selects Projects to Detect Fractures in Gas Reservoirs
DOE has selected four organizations to participate in a three-phase research and development effort to improve techniques for producing natural gas, especially from difficult reservoirs.
August 26, 1999
DOE Selects Projects to Improve Gasifier Temperature Measurement
DOE has awarded four cooperative agreements totaling $1.04 million to improve the accuracy and reliability of temperature measurement systems in future gasifiers.
August 26, 1999
DOE Selects Three Projects to Improve Natural Gas Storage Wells
DOE has selected three companies to help overcome problems that can limit the effectiveness of underground reservoirs that store natural gas.
August 25, 1999
Three Projects to Develop Filter Safeguards For Future Power Plants
DOE has selected three organizations to develop filter-failure safeguard devices that can protect future coal-powered energy plants from costly equipment damage.
August 25, 1999
DOE Awards Tulsa University Grant to Improve Drilling Fluid Technology
DOE has awarded the University of Tulsa a grant to develop technologies that can lower costs and improve efficiency of modern oil industry drilling practices.
August 24, 1999
DOE to Hold Sequestration Workshop
DOE will hold a sequestration workshop in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on September 14-15, 1999.
August 23, 1999
New Research Begins on Clean Fuels, Chemicals from Coal
Four U.S. companies are receiving research contracts from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and test advanced technologies for producing clean fuels and high-value chemicals from coal.
August 20, 1999
DOE Begins New Competitions for Sequestration Ideas With Call for National Lab-Private Sector Projects
DOE is encouraging industrial and academic researchers to team with the nation's national laboratories to explore future possibilities for capturing and sequestering greenhouse gases.
August 19, 1999
Students, Teachers at Four Minority Universities Are 1999 Winners of Fossil Energy Research Grants
Four institutions were named today by Energy Secretary Bill Richardson as the 1999 winners in the Department of Energy's annual competition for fossil energy research ideas from the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minorit
August 19, 1999
Energy Department Selects 2nd Group of Small Oil Producers for Technical Assistance
In the second round of its program to provide technical assistance to the Nation's smallest oil producers, DOE will provide grants to five more companies to that have proposed innovative approaches for keeping their fields producing.
August 18, 1999
Sound Wave-Driven Refrigerator May Offer New Way to Bring Unused Natural Gas to Market
A portable refrigerator that uses sound waves to cool natural gas to the point it liquefies could help producers market gas that is often wasted or left behind in today's oil fields.
August 16, 1999
Planning Underway for International Conference on Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels
The 7th International Conference on Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels will be held in Graz, Austria, September 24-29, 2000.
August 11, 1999
Energy Department Selects 3 Projects to Develop 21st Century Early
"Co-Production" Energy Plant
Concepts for an early precursor of a multi-product, 21st century energy facility will begin taking shape in three projects chosen by DOE.
August 11, 1999
Weeks Island Oil Reserve Site Now Geologically Stable
A five-year effort to protect the fragile ecosystem surrounding a geologically compromised emergency oil storage site in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, has come to a successful conclusion.
August 02, 1999
DOE Funds Technology Test Phase to Develop Coal-Renewable Fuel Mixture
DOE has entered into a cooperative agreement with a renewable energy company to demonstrate a technology that converts municipal sewage sludge and municipal solid waste into a clean, renewable fuel.
July 07, 1999
World's Clean Coal Experts Gather in Tennessee To Discuss Strategies for Coal's Future
The world's experts in clean coal technologies are coming to Knoxville, Tennessee this month.
June 25, 1999
Energy Department Selects First Projects in Program to Help Small Oil Producers Apply New Technologies
DOE has announced the first seven companies chosen to receive federal grants in a program to assist the nation's small independent oil producers.
June 22, 1999
New Clean Coal Technology Report Showcases Advances in Flue Gas Cleaning Technologies
Three advanced technologies demonstrated in the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Coal Technology Program have pushed a new generation of technologies for scrubbing unwanted pollutants from the flue gas of coal combustion into the 21st century.
June 17, 1999
DOE Research to Boost Use of Modern Petroleum Technology on Tribal Lands
DOE today announced an initiative to help Native American tribes manage their energy resources and gain access to modern energy and environmental technology.
June 16, 1999
Energy, Interior Departments Sign New Contracts to Use Federal Royalty Oil to Re-Fill Strategic Reserve
The Departments of Energy and Interior today put into effect four new contracts that will add another 9.3 million barrels of federal royalty oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation's emergency crude oil stockpile.
June 01, 1999
Richardson, Bingaman Announce New Natural Gas Recovery Project
A new project could give the nation's natural gas producers a less expensive, 'real time' way to monitor and fine tune methods for increasing the flow of gas from dense underground formations.
May 07, 1999
Energy Department to Fund Further Studies of Six Concepts for Capturing, Disposing of Greenhouse Gases
Six promising concepts that could offer advanced, low-cost approaches for reducing the buildup of greenhouse gases in the world's atmosphere have emerged from a year of exploratory studies.
May 05, 1999
DOE Funds 20th Year of University Coal Research Grants
DOE announces that 17 university-proposed projects will share in $2.8 million in federal coal research funds.
May 05, 1999
Richardson Announces Agreement To Keep Great Plains Plant Operating
DOE announces a major agreement that will help keep North Dakota's pioneering Great Plains Coal Gasification Plant operating.
May 05, 1999
Robert W. Gee Sworn In as DOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
On April 29, 1999, Robert W. Gee was sworn in as Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy for the U.S. Department of Energy.
April 29, 1999
DOE Starts University Consortium Down New Research Path to Makes Clean Alternative Fuels & Chemicals
DOE is awarding a $4.2 million research grant to the Consortium for Fossil Fuel Liquefaction Science - a five-university partnership.
April 28, 1999
Energy, Interior Departments Begin 2nd Phase of Initiative To Transfer Royalty Oil to Nation's Strategic Reserve
DOE and Interior today began the second phase of their joint initiative to add crude oil to the nation's emergency oil stockpile using royalty oil taken in kind from federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
April 22, 1999
New Research Focuses on Improving Refinery Coking Process
DOE is entering into a 3-year research project with the University of Tulsa and an 9-member industry consortium to tackle the challenges of reducing energy consumption and upgrading the environmental performance of an oil refinery's coking process.
April 20, 1999
Power to the Park...
DOE today joined with the New York Power Authority and city officials to dedicate an environmentally clean fuel cell that will bring 'green' power to Central Park.
April 16, 1999
University of Alaska-Fairbanks to Lead DOE Project to Develop "Gas-to-Liquids" Technology
DOE is adding the University of Alaska to its research program to develop potentially breakthrough technology that would make it economically feasible to turn natural gas into liquid hydrocarbons.
April 12, 1999
DOE Reports on State of the Science Of Carbon Sequestration
DOE issues major report on the state of carbon sequestration research and development.
March 31, 1999
First Contracts Signed for Royalty Oil Transfer to Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The first contracts to add federal royalty oil to the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve were signed today, opening the way for oil to begin moving into the Reserve by early May.
March 29, 1999
DOE Award to Aid Innovative Industry Research On Capillary Action in Fractured Oil Reservoirs
A new DOE research project will study a natural force, called capillarity, that is exerted within the tiny, interconnected pores of oil-bearing rock and inside the ribbon-thin fractures that run through an oil reservoir.
March 19, 1999
Clean Coal Project Signs Fuel Supply Agreement, Starts Down Commercial Path as DOE Effort Nears End
The developer of an advanced clean coal processing technology that produces an upgraded coal-based fuel has signed a contract to supply the fuel to a Montana power plant.
March 15, 1999
Richardson Announces 6 Research Projects to Improve Environmental Protection in Domestic Oil Industry
Six research teams will work to improve methods used by the nation's oil industry to protect the environment.
February 26, 1999
DOE Seeks Comments from Arizona Citizens On Environmental Analysis of Trans-Border Power Line
DOE will begin asking Arizona citizens in March to help it define the scope of an environmental impact statement the agency must prepare on the proposed construction of two high voltage electric transmission circuits that would cross the U.S.-Mexico bor
February 22, 1999
DOE-Funded Premium Coal Products Research Consortium Sets March 1-2 for Organizational Meeting
A collaborative research consortium organized to explore new technologies for producing value-added premium carbon products from coal has set March 1 and 2 for an organizational meeting.
February 19, 1999
Richardson Launches Effort To Bring Online Permitting to Oil Industry
DOE set into motion a pilot program in Texas that would replace reams of paper forms with a cost-saving online digital processing system.
February 18, 1999
Richardson Announces Pilot Energy Efficiency Program for Oil Producers
DOE announced an initiative in which the agency will join with the National Association of State Energy Officials to run a series of field demonstrations of energy-saving, cost-saving oil field equipment.
February 17, 1999
DOE Offers Space in Strategic Reserve for Commercial Oil Storage
DOE today announced a second initiative to add crude oil to the nation's emergency oil stockpile, this time offering up to 70 million barrels of unfilled space in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to companies wanting to store the oil for at least a year.
February 16, 1999
DOE Seeks Research to Develop "Early Entrance Coproduction Plant" as Forerunner of New Energy Fleet
DOE began asking private sector research teams to begin developing the data and designs for a 21st century 'coproduction' facility that would convert multiple feedstocks - including coal - into multiple products.
February 16, 1999
DOE Offers Funding for Technology To Help Keep U.S. Oil Fields Flowing
DOE announced two programs for as much as $19 million in federal funding to help move better technologies into the nation's oil fields.
February 10, 1999
Energy, Interior to Collaborate in Efforts to Improve Mining-Related Environmental Quality in U.S.
DOE and the U.S. Department of the Interior today agreed to pool their expertise in joint efforts to improve the environment around many of the Nation's current and past mining operations.
February 04, 1999
McDermott Tech. to Head Team To Test Materials for 21st Century Power Plant
DOE has awarded a contract to McDermott Technology, Inc., Alliance, OH, to test 10 promising new alloys in a coal-fired boiler.
February 01, 1999
DOE Asks for $364 Million in Fossil Energy R&D, $164 Million to Maintain Strategic Reserve in FY 2000
The fossil energy funding request is part of a $17.8 billion budget proposed for all of the Energy Department for the coming fiscal year, which begins on October 1.
January 14, 1999
DOE Signs Major Agreement with Exxon Pipeline To Lease Idle Pipelines at Strategic Reserve
Strategic Petroleum Reserve officials have signed a contract that will turn two government-owned pipelines in the Government's emergency crude oil storage complex into a source of revenue for the U.S. Treasury or possibly additional oil for the Reserve.
January 13, 1999
DOE Negotiates Ruling To Help Minority Businesses Compete In Gas Market
Small and disadvantaged businesses, including women and minority-owned, can now step into the competitive $90 billion natural gas market thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy.
January 11, 1999
Richardson Announces Plan to Re-Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
DOE announced today plans to partially re-fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with federal royalty oil from production in the Central Gulf of Mexico.
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