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Published on April 26, 2012 - 05:10 GMT

Innovative DOE Technology Demonstrates Potential for Significant Increases in Safe and Responsible Production from Depleted U.S. ...

Successful Pilot Project Improves Recovery by more than 300 Percent in Mature Illinois Oilfield Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that an innovative technology has successfully improved oil recovery at a 106-year old …

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Published on April 19, 2012 - 22:10 GMT

DOE Continues Long-Running Minority Educational Research Program

Projects Will Explore High-Peformance Materials for Advanced Fossil Energy Systems Washington, D.C. Four projects that will strengthen and promote U.S. energy security, scientific discovery and economic competitiveness while producing a diverse …

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Published on April 14, 2012 - 08:10 GMT

Obama Administration Announces New Partnership on Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Research

Washington, D.C. Today, three federal agencies announced a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation’s abundant unconventional natural gas and oil resources. The partnership exemplifies the cross- …

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Published on April 11, 2012 - 05:10 GMT

Opening New Avenues for High-Efficiency, Low-Emission Coal Gasification

Adoption of Advanced Dry-Solids Feed Pump Would Benefit Power, Chemical Production at Home and Abroad A rendering of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne high pressure, dry-solids feed pump. Washington, DC Gasification. It’s …

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Published on April 5, 2012 - 05:10 GMT

NETL-RUA Scans for Improved Enhanced Oil Recovery Technique

Favorable Results Could Help Boost Domestic Oil Supplies Washington, DC Researchers participating in the National Energy Technology Laboratory Regional University Alliance (NETL-RUA) are using a familiar piece of medical equipment a CT scanner …

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Published on March 29, 2012 - 22:10 GMT

NETL Shares Computing Speed, Efficiency to Tackle Energy Technology Barriers

New Supercomputer to Simulate Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Scenarios Washington, D.C. One of the world’s fastest supercomputers will be installed at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) this …

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Published on March 26, 2012 - 23:10 GMT

"Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration" Training Program Now Accepting Applications

DOE Initiative Provides Field Research Experience in CCUS for Graduate Students, Early Career Professionals Washington, D.C. A Department of Energy (DOE) program that helps graduate students and early career professionals gain hands-on field …

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Published on February 14, 2012 - 13:10 GMT

President Requests $650.8 Million for Fossil Energy Programs

Washington, D.C. - President Obama’s FY 2013 budget seeks $650.8 million for the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to support improved energy security and rapid development of climate-oriented technology. The request includes $420.6 million for Fossil Energy …

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Published on February 11, 2012 - 08:12 GMT

Remote Gas Well Monitoring Technology Applied to Marcellus Shale Site

System to Monitor Environmental Conditions Developed with Department of Energy Funding Washington, D.C. A technology to remotely monitor conditions at energy-rich Marcellus Shale gas wells to help insure compliance with environmental …

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Published on February 11, 2012 - 08:10 GMT

Chu in Pittsburgh: "We Need an All-Out, All-of-the-Above Strategy that Develops Every Available Source of American Energy"

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu joined Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl to tour a range of research facilities at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), meet with local business leaders and stakeholders in the natural …

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Published on February 10, 2012 - 10:13 GMT

Fossil Energy Know-How Helps Heart Patients

Cross-posted from energy.gov Washington, DC - For their work developing a new metal alloy that has dramatically improved coronary stents used in patients with heart problems, three scientists at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy …

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Published on February 7, 2012 - 23:10 GMT

New Models Help Optimize Development of Bakken Shale Resources

Study Provides Predictive Framework of Largest Lower-48 U.S. Oil Play Washington, D.C. 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 …

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Published on January 18, 2012 - 09:10 GMT

Utility to Purchase Electricity from Innovative DOE-Supported Clean Coal Project

First U.S. Power Purchase Agreement for Electricity from Commercial-Scale Coal-Fired Power Plant with Carbon Capture Washington, DC An innovative clean coal technology project in Texas will supply electricity to the largest municipally owned …

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Published on January 5, 2012 - 05:10 GMT

DOE-Sponsored Online Mapping Portal Helps Oil and Gas Producers Comply with New Mexico Compliance Rules

Washington, DC 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. MORE INFO Link to the New Mexico …

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Published on December 22, 2011 - 05:10 GMT

DOE RFP Seeks Projects for Improving Environmental Performance of Unconventional Natural Gas Technologies

Washington, D.C . Research projects to study ways for improving the environmental performance of unconventional gas development are being sought by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), a facility of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) …

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Published on November 23, 2011 - 13:10 GMT

DOE Selects Projects Aimed at Reducing Drilling Risks in Ultra-Deepwater

Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) 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. The …

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Published on November 18, 2011 - 13:13 GMT

CO2 Injection Begins in Illinois

Large-Scale Test to Inject 1 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Formation Washington, D.C. The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC), one of seven regional partnerships created by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to …

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Published on November 17, 2011 - 01:17 GMT

Midwest Has Potential to Store Hundreds of Years of CO2 Emissions

Regional Partnership's Phase II Field Tests Validate Earlier Research Results Washington, D.C . Geologic capacity exists to permanently store hundreds of years of regional carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in nine states stretching from Indiana …

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Published on November 2, 2011 - 04:12 GMT

NETL Teams Earn Secretary of Energy Achievement Awards

Lab Recognized for Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Contributions to Hanford Site Clean-Up Washington, D.C . Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today honored the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and …

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Published on October 25, 2011 - 13:11 GMT

Methane Hydrate Production Technologies to be Tested on Alaska's North Slope

Washington, DC The U.S. Department of Energy, the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, and ConocoPhillips will work together to test innovative technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits on the Alaska North Slope. The …

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