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NPC Announces 135th Meeting Scheduled for December 3, 2025
The National Petroleum Council will convene the 135th meeting on December 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. This meeting will present key findings of the permitting and gas-electric coordination studies, along with updates on the Council’s Future Energy Systems report.
View Media AdvisoryNPC 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 AnnouncementNPC Directed to conduct study on Permitting
In response to a formal request from Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, the Council will re-evaluate and update the permitting section of the NPC's 2019 Dynamic Delivery study. The study will provide practical recommendations based on current legislation and regulations to support streamlined permitting processes and siting of new energy infrastructure.
Read Secretary's LetterNPC to Address Critical Misalignment Between Natural Gas and Electric Power Systems
Secretary Wright has requested the NPC conduct an urgent study on gas-electric coordination to address reliability risks stemming from misaligned markets. The study will assess how rising natural gas and electricity demand are straining pipelines, examine impacts on energy reliability, and recommend actionable strategies to prevent reliability impacts on the interconnected systems.
Read Secretary's LetterThe Council met in Washington, D.C., to receive briefings on critical energy infrastructure, emerging technologies, and policy developments affecting the U.S. oil and natural gas sectors.
Explore recently approved Council reports providing expert analysis and recommendations on critical energy issues.
The report outlines coordinated strategies to lower emissions from the U.S. natural gas system, demonstrating that major reductions—up to 63% methane by 2030 and even larger cuts by 2050—are achievable with current technologies and policies.
View reportThe report provides a consensus roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S. natural gas system, demonstrating that current technologies and policies can deliver major reductions—including up to 63% less methane by 2030 and even deeper cuts by 2050.
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