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  FOSSIL ENERGY NEWS SPOTLIGHT

DOE to Sponsor Upcoming International Greenhouse Gas Technologies Event
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy will be a major sponsor of the 9th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies to be held November 16-20 in Washington, DC.  Read More >

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DOE Statements Regarding Requests for Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The U.S. Department of Energy received two requests for oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. One request has since been withdrawn.    
September 3, 2008 Statement >
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DOE Projects Explore Hydrogen Production from Coal and Coal-Biomass
The U.S. Department of Energy announces the selection of six projects that will address challenges facing the large-scale production of hydrogen from coal and coal-biomass mixtures.    Read more >

Underground Monitoring of Carbon Storage Site Begins in Mississippi
A team from DOE's Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership is using scientific instrumentation, installed nearly two miles beneath the surface of the earth, to track the movement of carbon dioxide being injected for oil recovery.  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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ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005
   

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