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	The presentation titled “Global Significance of Reserve Growth” in the form of graphic displays to accompany a commentary provides a general overview of the magnitude and significance of reserve growth in petroleum-bearing areas around the world. Open-File Report 2005–1355

The International Research page is a new Energy site that features an array of international research on energy resources, geochemistry, geophysics, health and the environment. Here are a few examples of our international:

The USGS World Energy Project conducts geologic studies that provide an understanding of the quantity, quality, and geologic distribution of world oil and gas resources. petroleum studies.

Assessment of Undiscovered Petroleum Resources of Northern Afghanistan, 2006
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) cooperated with the Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Industry to assess the undiscovered petroleum resources of Afghanistan. Funding for this effort was provided by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

• NEW >> Assessment of Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Conventional Petroleum Resources of Northern Afghanistan, Open-File Report 2006-1253. Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey - Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Industry Joint Oil and Gas Resource Assessment Team estimated mean volumes of undiscovered petroleum in northern Afghanistan; Available on CD-ROM, contact Energy Team CD Distribution

• NEW >> Petroleum Resource Potential GIS of Northern Afghanistan, Open-File Report 2006-1179 GIS project presenting the results of a petroleum resource assessment of Northern Afghanistan, and other data used in the petroleum assessment. CD-Rom also available, send your request to gd-energyprogram@usgs.gov

• Assessment of Undiscovered Petroleum Resources of Northern Afghanistan, Fact Sheet 2006–3031

• U.S. Geological Survey and Afghanistan Ministry of Mines and Industry Cooperative Assessment of Afghanistan’s Undiscovered Oil and Gas, Open-File 2006–1095 (presentation)

Health and the Environment The Energy Resources Program are forming partnerships with experts in the public health and biomedical research communities to conduct rigorous scientific inquiries into the health effects of ecological processes. Take a closer look are our Mercury studies in China and Ukraine. Recent Publications:

• Health Effects of Toxic Organic Compounds from Coal -- The Case of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy (BEN) USGS Fact Sheet 004-01
• Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology: USGS Open-File Report 2004-1283, Version 1 -- See Short Course A: Health Impacts of Coal

 

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