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Press Conference: USGS World Estimate for Conventional Oil and Gas Resources

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Title: Press Conference: USGS World Estimate for Conventional Oil and Gas Resources

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The USGS recently released a new world estimate of undiscovered, conventional oil and gas resources. This podcast is a recording of a press conference held on April 18, 2012, to announce this report. Speakers were Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, USGS Director Marcia McNutt, USGS Energy Resources Program Coordinator Brenda Pierce, and USGS Research Geologist Chris Schenk.

Location: Washington, D.C., USA

Date Recorded: 4/18/2012

Audio Producer: Jessica Robertson , U.S. Geological Survey


Usage: This audio file is public domain/of free use unless otherwise stated. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for how to credit this audio.

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Read the fact sheet,“An Estimate of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of the World, 2012.”

A DOI Press Release was distributed to announce this new assessment.

A USGS Top Story provides additional information and highlights this new report.


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