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The Energy Resources Program investigates geologic, technologic, environmental, and economic factors controlling the production and use of unconventional fuels such as gas hydrates, coalbed methane, oil shale, heavy oil and natural Bitumen, and tar sands.

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Drilling vessel Helix Q4000 at sea in the Gulf of Mexico. (Larger Image)

NEW Oil Shale Assessment in the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, Northwestern Colorado
Technical Announcement (4/2/09)
Fact Sheet 2009-3012| Fact Sheet 2009-3011
Slide Presentation (Flash document 5.8 MB)

NEW Significant Gas Resource Discovered in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Press Release (5/29/09) |Gulf of Mexico Project

NEW Assessment of Gas Hydrate Resources on the North Slope, Alaska, 2008
Fact Sheet 2008-3073| Podcast (Episode 74)
Slide Presentation (Flash document 10.6 MB)
Gas Hydrates Website

NEW Assessment of Moderate- and High-Temperature Geothermal Resources of the United States
Fact Sheet 2008-3082| Press Release (9/29/08)
Slide Presentation (Flash document 1.44 MB)
Methodology Summary: Open-File Report 2008-126
KQED QUEST TV story, "Geothermal Heats Up" featuring USGS Scientist, Colin Williams