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Office of Strategic Resources
The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office’s (HGEO’s)
Office of Strategic Resources
leads efforts to ensure the security, stability, and strategic value of the Nation’s oil and gas exports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Office of Strategic Resources is responsible for administering the U.S. Department of Energy’s regulatory responsibilities for natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and exports under the Natural Gas Act. The Office oversees the nation’s strategic and emergency fuel reserves, including the Naval Petroleum Reserve, the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Additionally, the Office manages the Secretary of Energy’s National Petroleum Council federal advisory committee.
The Office of Strategic Resources supports the following HGEO goals:
Ensure the security, stability, and strategic value of the Nation’s oil and gas exports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its maximum capacity and maintain drawdown readiness.
The Office of Strategic Resources includes two sub-program offices 1) the Office of Global Energy Security and 2) the Office of Petroleum Reserves.
Program Offices
Office of Global Energy Security
March 31, 2026
Office of Petroleum Reserves
March 31, 2026
Resources
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
March 26, 2026
LNG Regulation
January 28, 2026
Funding
February 25, 2026
HGEO Employment Opportunities
April 7, 2026
Workforce Programs
April 21, 2026
Budget
March 31, 2026
Reports, Infographics, and Fact Sheets
January 7, 2026
News
Petroleum Reserves
Energy Department Awards New Contracts from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Advancing Emergency Exchange
April 17, 2026
Advance Energy Addition, Not Subtraction
Natural Gas
Wright, Zeldin, and Burgum Break Ground on NESE Pipeline in New York City to Deliver Reliable, Affordable Natural Gas to the Northeast
April 14, 2026
Petroleum Reserves
Energy Department Awards Contracts for 8.5 Million Barrels from SPR in Second Phase of Emergency Exchange
April 10, 2026
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Contact Us
For more information contact
EX-30correspondence@hq.doe.gov
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