Energy Quarterly - Winter 2022
GeoFlight Takes to the Air to Help Identify Geothermal and Mineral Resources at the Salton Sea
The following is an excerpt from a joint blog post issued by the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office and the Department of the Interior’s Office of Water & Science regarding the new GeoFlight: Salton Trough initiative.
Recent Energy Publications - Winter 2022
Featured article in Winter 2022 Edition of the Energy Quarterly Newsletter.
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 and Carbon Management (FECM) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing cooperation between the two agencies to assess global, regional and national resources for geologic carbon storage.
One benefit of California’s volcanoes? Geothermal energy
from the California Volcano Observatory
USGS scientists contribute to new gas hydrates monograph
The recently-published monograph entitled World Atlas of Submarine Gas Hydrates on Continental Margins compiles findings about gas hydrates offshore all of Earth’s continents and also onshore in selected permafrost regions.
USGS Releases Oil and Gas Assessment for the Bakken and Three Forks Formations of Montana and North Dakota
The USGS has completed an oil and gas estimate for the Bakken and Three Forks Formations in the Williston Basin of Montana and North Dakota.
Minerals Corner-Winter 2022
For our Winter 2022 newsletter, here are a few highlights from the USGS Mineral Resources Program’s recent activities and publications.