Office of oil and natural gas supply development

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6815091· OSTI ID:6815091

Buck, A. L.

From its origin in the Department of the Interior until its transfer to the Federal Energy Office in December 1973, the Office of Oil and Gas served as the focal point for the coordination of all of the federal government's many interests in oil and gas. A sttaff agency, reporting originally to the Secretary of the Interior and later to the Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources, it was responsible for providing the data and knowledge upon which oil and gas policy at various levels of the government was formulated. It was an effective channel of communication with the appropriate state agencies, with the domestic oil and gas industry, and with international organizations concerned with the supply of oil and gas. Working through a complicated system of industry-government committees, the office was responsible for the production of an enormous volume of significant reports through the years. It was the action agency for emergency preparedness, providing the Secretary of the Interior with a capability to respond effectively to emergencies, both large and small, which might affect the nation's supply of oil and gas. In the 27-year history of the Office of Oil and Gas, the emergency readiness functions emerge as by far the most absorbing of its many concerns. The events and actions of the office, during those times when instability in the Middle East and around the world threatened to interrupt the flow of petroleum, make interesting studies of the unique cooperation between the federal government and an industry so essential to the nation's well-being.

• Research Organization: Historian's Office, Office of the Secretary, Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: Office of Secretary of Energy (S)
• OSTI ID: 6815091
• Report Number(s): DOE/OSE-0002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
294002* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Petroleum
294003 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Natural Gas
ENERGY SUPPLIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
REGULATIONS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS