Oil is used for heating and transportation -- most notably, as fuel for gas-powered vehicles. America’s dependence on foreign oil has declined in recent years, but oil prices have increased.
The Energy Department supports research and policy options to increase our domestic supply of oil while ensuring environmentally sustainable supplies domestically and abroad, and is investing in research, technology and processes to make oil drilling cleaner and more efficient -- including enhanced oil recovery and improved offshore drilling practices.
Office of Petroleum Reserves
Petroleum Reserves
Enhanced Oil Recovery
Offshore Drilling
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The Strategic Petroleum Reserve or SPR is an emergency stockpile of oil located in salt caverns in Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts. Learn more abou... -
HGEO’s Office of Strategic Resources leads efforts to ensure the security, stability, and strategic value of the Nation’s oil and gas exports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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