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Reserves
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Alpine Satellite Development Plan 
 Provides "an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for oil and gas development in the eastern portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the Colville River Delta. The EIS evaluates proposed development by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc." Includes newsletters and related documents. From the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/planning/npra_general/alpine_plan.html Topics: Industries, Oil & Gas Last updated May 16, 2009 CNN/Money Special Report: Gas Crunch
Collection of recent news stories about increasing oil and gas prices in the U.S. Topics include crude oil prices, potentially faulty gas pumping mechanisms, 2008 Congressional investigation of oil company profits, and related matters. Also includes information about fuel-efficient and alternative-energy vehicles. http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/gasprices/ Topics: Automobiles, Industries, Oil & Gas Last updated Apr 28, 2008 The Handbook of Texas Online: Marion King Hubbert
Biography of Marion King Hubbert, the geophysicist "perhaps best known for his studies of petroleum and natural gas reserves." Discusses Hubbert's predictions about the peak of crude-oil production in the U.S., which have contributed to the current-day "peak oil" debate. From the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas State Historical Association. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fhu85.html Topics: Notable People, Oil & Gas Last updated May 9, 2008 NETL: Technologies: Oil and Natural Gas Supply
This government site focuses on innovative and ecologically sensitive methods to explore for and recover oil and natural gas. Find details and project information about exploration and production technologies, future supply and emerging resources (such as coal bed natural gas), and transmission, refining, and transportation (such as inspection technologies for pipelines). From the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/oil-gas/ Topics: Oil & Gas Last updated Aug 16, 2006 Oil Spiel
A discussion about the debate surrounding the concept of "peak oil," which "holds that humankind has nearly, if not already, tapped 50 percent of the world's fossil-fuel reserves. ... Once we hit 'peak,' as the halfway mark is called, the global supply will decline and extraction costs and gas prices will skyrocket." Includes links to websites of some groups concerned with the concept, and a discussion board. From Outside magazine. http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200605/james-howard-kunstler-oil-1.html Topics: Oil & Gas Last updated May 31, 2006 Petroleum Reserves
Overview of U.S. petroleum reserves, including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve ("the largest stockpile of government-owned emergency crude oil in the world," stored along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast), the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, and the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. From the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy. http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/reserves/ Topics: Energy, Oil & Gas Last updated Aug 31, 2005 Red Lodge Clearinghouse
Overview of government regulations pertaining to minerals (oil, gas, coal, coalbed methane, and oil shale) that can be leased by the federal government to generate income. Discusses concepts, process, and responsible government agencies. Also explains types of mineral rights and the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916, which "granted surface rights to the homesteader and reserved the minerals for the federal government." From the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School. http://rlch.org/ Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Industries, Oil & Gas Last updated Mar 27, 2009 The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues
April 2006 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report about the establishment and operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which was authorized by the U.S. Congress "to help prevent a repetition of economic dislocation caused by the 1973-1974 Arab oil embargo." Topics include fill rates, drawdown options, and the SPR and Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita. Opens directly into a PDF document. Provided by the U.S. diplomatic mission to Italy. http://www.usembassy.it/pdf/other/RL33341.pdf Topics: Oil & Gas Last updated Apr 27, 2006 U.S. Department of Energy: Oil Shale Activities
Collection of policy papers considering "untapped oil shale as a strategically located, long-term source of reliable, affordable, and secure oil." This site predicts that "with the expected future decline in petroleum production, historic market forces ... will improve the economic viability of oil shale." Includes an overview of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) oil shale activities, strategy documents, and related material. From the DOE Office of Fossil Energy. http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/reserves/npr/npr_oil_shale_program.html Topics: Energy, Oil & Gas Last updated Nov 5, 2007 Understanding Natural Gas
This scholarly but accessible lecture describes natural gas and talks about production, reserves, and consumption in the United States and worldwide, with forecasts for the future. Discusses the industry, including refining, transportation, storage, and technology. Opens directly into a PDF file. From a presentation on the 2001 energy crisis from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). http://siepr.stanford.edu/about/Natural_Gas.pdf Topics: Economics, Industries, Oil & Gas Last updated Apr 20, 2004 |
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