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.
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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.
Legislative Issues |
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Phone |
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Production and Supply |
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Oil Drilling Technology, Hydraulic Fracturing |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Offshore Production |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Onshore Production |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Oil Resources, Assessments |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Petroleum Geology |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Federal Leases-Onshore/Offshore |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Unconventional Resources |
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Tight Oil |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Oil Sands / Tar Sands |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Oil Industry |
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Performance, Profits |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[email address scrubbed] |
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Refining Industry |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Taxes |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Oil Export Policy |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Oil Markets, Imports, Exports |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Pipelines, Keystone XL |
Paul Parfomak |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel |
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Prices, Markets |
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Taxes |
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Environmental Regulations |
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Automotive Fuel Economy |
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Heating Oil |
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Prices, Markets |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
International Issues |
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Trade and Investment Policy |
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Latin America |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Clare Seelke |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Middle East |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Environmental Issues |
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Oil Spills |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Air Emissions, Clean Air Act Regulation |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Richard Lattanzio |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Oil Sands Environmental Impact |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Hydraulic Fracturing (Water Quality and Regulatory Issues) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Water Use |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Legal Issues |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Legislative Issues |
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Production and Supply |
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Gas Drilling Technology |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Hydraulic Fracturing |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Natural Ga/Shale Gas Resources |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Geology |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Natural Gas Industry |
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Tax Issues |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Pipelines and Distribution |
Paul Parfomak |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Markets and Utilization |
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Consumption |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Paul Parfomak |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Imports, Exports, and Trade |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Electric Power Generation |
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[email address scrubbed] |
International Issues |
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Russia, Europe |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Middle East |
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[phone number scrubbed] |
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Environmental Issues |
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Hydraulic Fracturing |
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Water Quality and Regulatory Issues |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Air Quality |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Richard Lattanzio |
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[email address scrubbed] |
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) |
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Water Use |
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Legal Issues |
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Federal Lands, Offshore Development |
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Coal Mining |
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Coal Resources |
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Mine Safety |
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Geology |
[author name scrubbed] |
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Federal Leases |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Coal Industry |
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Tax Issues |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Carbon Taxes |
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[email address scrubbed] |
Technology |
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Carbon Capture and Storage |
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Clean Coal Incentives |
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Distribution and Railroads |
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Markets and Utilization |
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Exports |
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Electric Power Generation |
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Environmental Issues |
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Power Plant Regulation |
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Coal Combustion Waste (CCW) |
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Mountaintop Mining |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Legal Issues |
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Federal Lands |
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