Word: doe
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Another extraction method, which adds hydrogen to coal that is heated under pressure, will be tested at a small, experimental plant operated by several oil companies in Catlettsburg, Ky. It should be able to convert 600 tons of coal into 1,800 bbl. of oil a day. At a DOE-funded plant in Fort Lewis, Wash., Gulf Oil since 1974 has been testing yet another process called "solvent refined coal," which uses chemicals to remove impurities from the synthetic...
Last week, as he ended his domestic summit at Camp David, no one was more aware of the problem at DOE than Carter himself. One solution being discussed: to create an energy emergency board to expedite projects that DOE has been handling and a separate Government corporation to oversee the production of synthetic fuels. Said a top DOE official: "If they do all that, we might as well close up shop over here...
That could please a lot of people. Says New Hampshire Senator John Durkin: "The performance of DOE has been, at best, abysmal. It calmly presides over shortages, massive increases in profits, and a messed up allocation system...
...billion-bbl. oil stockpile designed to offset shortages created by such interruptions as the Arab oil embargo of 1973. But when Iranian production was cut earlier this year, that reserve, which was supposed to stand then at 250 million bbl., had reached only 60 million bbl. Incredibly, DOE had not installed the pumps necessary to retrieve the oil from the Louisiana salt domes into which it was being pumped. Those pumps were finally installed last month...
Meanwhile, the DOE has drawn up detailed regulations for its plan, which it estimates will cost approximately $8 million to implement. Building owners will be given 30 days to post certificates of compliance, and can be fined up to $10,000 for violations. Still, many state and local governments are reluctant to cooperate. As one DOE official readily admitted, "the success of the program will largely depend on voluntary compliance...