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Council Approves American Resources for a Secure Future
At its 136th meeting on August 31, 2026, the National Petroleum Council approved American Resources for a Secure Future, recommending that Congress establish a National Cooperative Subsurface Assessment Program.
View ReportNPC Announces Appointment of Next Executive Director
The National Petroleum Council has announced the appointment of its next Executive Director. The Executive Director leads the Council's staff in coordinating study efforts and supporting Council meetings, ensuring that the Secretary of Energy receives timely, well-documented advice on oil and natural gas issues.
Read AnnouncementSecretary Wright Welcomes National Petroleum Council’s New Analysis and Recommendations.
The National Petroleum Council delivered two major studies requested by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. The studies provide a roadmap to strengthen U.S. energy reliability, modernize permitting, and better align natural gas and electric systems.
View Press ReleaseThe Council convened in Washington, D.C., to receive and consider for approval the final reports on Gas-Electric Coordination and Oil and Gas Infrastructure Permitting, and to receive updates on the Council’s Future Energy Systems report.
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The United States’ energy future—from geothermal, nuclear, wind, solar, and hydropower to oil and natural gas—depends on the subsurface, yet it remains one of the nation’s most undercharacterized assets. This report identifies the cross-cutting gaps that limit the nation’s ability to understand and manage its subsurface potential, and advances nine cross-sectoral recommendations supporting an overarching recommendation to Congress: establish a National Cooperative Subsurface Assessment Program.
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This Report outlines a critical call to action for modernizing the United States’ outdated and fragmented energy infrastructure permitting system. The report highlights how surging energy demand—driven by electrification, AI and data center expansion, and LNG exports—is outpacing the country’s ability to build essential pipelines, power plants, and storage facilities and provides the actionable steps to deliver the energy the nation requires.
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America’s energy reliability is at growing risk as increasingly interdependent gas and electric systems strain against outdated infrastructure and mismatched market, regulatory, and operational frameworks. Urgent, coordinated action through planning, permitting reform, and investment in fit-for-purpose infrastructure is needed to align the two systems and protect the nation from rising outage and cost risks while strengthening long-term grid resilience.
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