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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It's a fact of life that Americans are responding to and getting used to,
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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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We are prepared to do what is necessary with respect to strategic reserves,
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By applying this technique to the oil fields of Western Canada, we would see billions of additional barrels of oil and a reduction in Co2 emissions equivalent to pulling more than 200 million cars off the road for a year,
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This sale ensures that refineries have the petroleum they need to keep gasoline and diesel fuel flowing to American consumers while production facilities in the gulf region regain their capacity,
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We're all for charitable giving, ... when it comes to a stipulated amount that is where I have difficulty.
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We would expect that over time that would be reflected at the pump,
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There is no doubt that this is going to be a very tough winter season for the American economy (and) for American homeowners,
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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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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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Our goal here is to call for reinvestment of the funds in productive resources,
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Last night I approved a company's request for loan from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
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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,
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I would hope that the (OPEC) ministers would see fit to continue supplying the market,