Sam Bodman
Sam Bodman
Samuel Wright Bodman IIIis the former 11th United States Secretary of Energy. He was previously the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce...
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We're quite excited about it. These are batteries that can be charged faster and can run longer and are really a major step up.
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The department continues to review other requests as they come in. This administration has been clear that SPR is a national asset that can be used in times of supply disruption, like a natural disaster,
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Over the past several days we have seen the capacity to ship gasoline by pipeline slowly return, so it is critical that our refineries remain supplied with crude oil,
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As of right now, in Houston, Texas it's almost impossible to buy gasoline,
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There will be disruptions, ... How long they will last, I simply don't know.
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Despite the fact that a large number of oil installations were saved, we are still experiencing oil shortages,
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As a result of tight oil and gas markets, and the damage done by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it's likely that consumers will see an increase in their heating bills this winter,
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This effort will provide consumers, industry and federal agencies with a variety of energy savings ideas, which if done properly, can yield significant savings,
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This administration has been clear that SPR is a national asset that can be used in times of supply disruption, like a natural disaster,
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Last night I approved a company's request for loan from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
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Kuwait and other OPEC states have acted responsibly during the oil crisis and made available additional quantities of oil,
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Our government would like to see the passage of the Russian subsoil law, which will clarify the rules and the laws for investment in the energy area,
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Our goal here is to call for reinvestment of the funds in productive resources,
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SPR was put in place specifically for this kind of an event -- something that interferes with flow of crude oil through our refiners and then to our citizens,