Energy Quarterly - Spring 2021
June is the Great Outdoors Month, a time to head outside into nature, like our scientists for their upcoming summer fieldwork. In this issue, we highlight a new assessment, recent publications, and our research in Geologic Carbon Sequestration. New to our newsletter: "Field Shots," highlighting past and present photographs of USGS Energy fieldwork.
USGS Releases Estimate of Natural Gas in Alaska's Western North Slope
USGS provides its first estimate of conventional natural gas resources in rock formations west of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The rock formations in this region are believed to contain no recoverable oil deposits, so no assessment was made of those resources in this study.
Field Shots - Spring 2021
New to our newsletter: "Field Shots," turning the spotlight on past and present photographs of USGS fieldwork.
Recent Publications: Energy Quarterly Spring 2021
Featured article in Spring 2021 Edition of the Energy Quarterly Newsletter.
Geologic Carbon Sequestration Research & Assessments
Geologic energy storage options require additional USGS investigation and assessments of available storage resources
Western North Slope Foothills
Geologist hikes across folded Cretaceous rocks in the central North Slope. These rocks were assessed by the USGS in 2017 and lie above the rocks assessed in the USGS 2021 Western North Slope assessment.
President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Makes Significant Investments in USGS Initiatives
Budget proposal promotes science to address climate change, support economic growth, and inform balanced decisions regarding resources
Minerals Corner Spring 2021
As Spring 2021 ends, here are a few highlights from the USGS Mineral Resources Program’s recent activities and publications.