Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
Carl Michael Smith, Assistant Secretary
FE-1, Room 4G-084, Forrestal Building
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-6660

Oversees the Department's programs to develop advanced coal, oil and natural gas technologies, carry out certain electricity and natural gas regulatory functions, and manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.
  
Office of Coal and Power Systems
George Rudins, Deputy Assistant Secretary
FE-20, Room 4G-036, Forrestal Building
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-1650

Directs the research and development of future generations of coal-based and natural gas-based power systems for the stationary electric power generation market; directs the development of processes for improving the environmental performance of coal-based energy systems and for converting coal into clean liquid and other fuel forms. Responsible for issuing Presidential permits for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines which cross the U.S. international borders, the authorization of exports of electricity to foreign countries, and other certifications required by the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.

Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technologies
James A. Slutz, Deputy Assistant Secretary
FE-30, Room 3E-028, Forrestal Building
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-5600

Directs DOE's programs to develop improved technologies to find, extract, and process natural gas and crude oil with an emphasis on improving domestic production from difficult geologic formations. Responsible for developing new and more cost-effective environmental compliance methods and technologies for oil and natural gas operations. Carries out statutory requirements to authorize natural gas imports and exports and provides the Department's regulatory interface with other agencies regarding natural gas import and export policies.

Office of Strategic Petroleum Reserves
(Vacant), Deputy Assistant Secretary
FE-40, Room 3G-024, Forrestal Building
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-4410

Responsible for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Nation's emergency crude oil stockpile. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a complex of underground salt dome storage facilities sited along the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast. The storage facilities are connected to both private and Government-owned commercial oil distribution facilities. Crude oil can be withdrawn from the Reserve upon Presidential order to counter an energy supply disruption.