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GEMSC Quarterly Newsletter: Recent Issue and Archive
The USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center Quarterly Newsletter highlights the science that we are conducting within our Center on energy and...
U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior Partner to Explore Potential for Geologic Carbon Storage
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy...
USGS Estimates 306 Billion Cubic Feet of Recoverable Helium in the United States
The natural gas reservoirs of the United States contain an estimated 306 billion cubic feet of recoverable helium, according to a new report from the...
USGS Releases A New Assessment Methodology for Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery and Associated Carbon Dioxide Retention
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new assessment method to estimate how much oil and gas could be produced by injecting carbon dioxide into...
Making Minerals-How Growing Rocks Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
Following an assessment of geologic carbon storage potential in sedimentary rocks, the USGS has published a comprehensive review of potential carbon...