Understanding the oil and gas potential of the U.S. and other countries is important to U.S. foreign and energy policies. USGS energy resource assessments are essential for U.S. national security and diplomacy.

David Goldwyn
President Goldwyn Global Strategies, LLC and Former Special Envoy for International Energy Affairs at the Department of State

The United States relies on oil and gas to power its economy, and unconventional oil and gas are two of the country's fastest-growing energy resources. The USGS is the authoritative, unbiased source for research and assessments of the nation's and world's oil and gas endowment, and provides reliable and impartial scientific information on energy resources, including oil, natural gas, oil shale, gas hydrates, geothermal, uranium, and more. The results of USGS research and data are used by policymakers as well as land and resource managers for decisions about domestic and foreign energy resources and their potential development.