Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal: CRS Experts (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 30, 2015 |
| Report Number |
R42667 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Michael Ratner, Specialist in Energy Policy; Brent D. Yacobucci, Section Research Manager |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
Fossil fuels play a dominant role in U.S. energy. The United States is a major producer and consumer of oil (and petroleum products), natural gas, and coal. U.S. fossil fuel reserves, production, processing and refining, distribution, markets, and use are of perennial interest among policymakers and the public. Ongoing concerns include retail gasoline prices, oil and other commodity markets, potential for expanded domestic supply, environmental effects of continued fossil combustion, and the benefits and drawbacks of trade in these commodities. The following tables provide access to names and contact information for CRS experts on policy concerns relating to fossil fuels in the United States. The three tables are divided by primary energy (i.e., oil, natural gas, or coal), and then organized by sub-topic.
Coal natural gas oil petroleum gasoline diesel fuel heating oil drilling mining extraction resources hydraulic fracturing fracing Marcellus Bakken mountaintop mining Keystone XL oil spill Deepwater Horizon exports imports gasoline prices oil prices natural gas prices tar sands oil sands oil shale onshore production offshore production federal lands leases refining electricity production tax credits profits geology carbon capture and storage clean coal Middle East Europe OPEC Gas Exporting Countries Forum GECF Russia Saudi Arabia Iraq Sanctions Iran China Venezuela Qatar Australia fracking liquefied natural gas LNG NGL Arctic CO2 greenhouse gas IEA EIA strategic petroleum reserve speculation resource shale oil shale gas tight oil coalbed methane CBM tight gas hydrates tax taxation
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