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In 2018, the GCCC was awarded a large grant by the Department of Energy to study carbon capture and offshore storage in the western Gulf of Mexico. Together with partners in the eastern Gulf, the project leaders hosted their second annual partnership meeting entirely via webinar after travel plans to New Orleans were cancelled due to COVID-19.

In the midst of the unexpected and dramatic change that has come with COVID-19, the Bureau’s Information Technology team has stepped up to ensure a relatively seamless transition to a new IT model utilizing remote connections.

The Bureau of Economic Geology is doing its part to mitigate the spread of the virus and to keep its team of researchers and staff safe.

To focus the Bureau’s future water research and bring its extensive expertise and resources in the field to bear on addressing current water issues as they relate to the water/energy nexus, the Bureau hopes to launch a new research consortium—the Subsurface Water and Energy Laboratory (SWEL).

Boy Scout Troop 31 recently visited the Bureau to learn more about careers in geoscience, explore important concepts such as topographic maps, minerals, carbon capture, and groundwater/surface-water interactions through hands-on activities.  The group also toured the Bureau’s renovated Core Research Center and Stoneburner Family Rock Garden.