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Bureau of Energy Resources

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The Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) leads the Department's efforts to develop and execute international energy policy to promote: energy security for the United States and its partners and allies; U.S. economic growth that benefits American business and people; and global political stability and prosperity through energy development.

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Francis R. Fannon
July 1, 2020

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Energy Resource Governance Initiative (ERGI)

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June 2, 2020

Mineral Criticality and the Energy Transition

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May 20, 2020

Remarks at XXIX La Jolla Energy Conference

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Secretary Pompeo Delivers Opening Remarks at an Event Hosted by the Department's Energy Resource Governance Initiative​
November 18, Washington, DC
November 18, Washington, DC
Secretary Pompeo Delivers Opening Remarks at an Event Hosted by the Department's Energy Resource Governance Initiative​
Secretary Pompeo Delivers Opening Remarks at an Event Hosted by the Department's Energy Resource Governance Initiative​
Secretary Pompeo Delivers Opening Remarks at an Event Hosted by the Department's Energy Resource Governance Initiative​
Secretary Pompeo Delivers Opening Remarks at an Event Hosted by the Department's Energy Resource Governance Initiative​
Secretary Pompeo Delivers Opening Remarks at an Event Hosted by the Department's Energy Resource Governance Initiative​
Assistant Secretary Fannon at the one-year anniversary of the Asia EDGE
Vietnam LNG Celebration
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kent Logsdon in Greenland
Vietnam Dialogue
Logsdon Greenland
Vietnam/U.S. Energy Security Dialogue
Assistant Secretary Fannon at CERA Week
Swearing-in Ceremony for Assistant Secretary Fannon
Singapore International Energy Week
PDAS Logsdon Briefs German Reports on Energy Security and Diversity
Secretary Pompeo at CERA Week
Assistant Secretary Fannon at the Word Gas Conference
Assistant Secretary Fannon and Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
Assistant Secretary Fannon at the BNEF (Bloomberg New Energy Finance) Summit
U.S. diplomats visit a Marcellus shale pad in Pennsylvania in July 2019

U.S. diplomats visit a Marcellus shale pad in Pennsylvania in July 2019

Thanks to the hard work of Americans in Washington County PA, plentiful U.S. energy supplies allow us to help our friends and allies around the world secure diversity for their energy supplies.

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June 2, 2020

Mineral Criticality and the Energy Transition

The COVID crisis has set the global economy and the energy industry into unchartered if not chaotic waters. We have seen an unprecedented drop in demand and a sharp plunge in oil prices. Yet, according to the IEA, renewables alone will continue to experience growth in 2020. This is in large measure the result of […]

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Transatlantic Energy Security

Energy security in Europe has been a longstanding United States strategic priority and is fundamental to national security.

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Energy Resource Governance

We work to ensure that supply chains for the minerals that power renewable technologies remain open and that source countries have the right above-ground conditions to promote transparent mining practices.

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Asia EDGE (Enhancing Development and Growth through Energy)

Asia EDGE is an effort to strengthen energy security and expand affordable and reliable energy access across the Indo-Pacific.

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Energy Sanctions

Apply economic pressure on Russia, Iran, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to stop their destabilizing activities through the use of sanctions on their energy sectors.

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Energy Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean

Our work in this region focuses on building an integrated energy market to catalyze regional cooperation and bolster energy security.

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