[Many of its recommendations] are consistent with DOE initiatives already under way to modernize the nuclear weapons complex and consolidate special nuclear material, … Some of the more sweeping proposals could have significant budget impacts...

The amount of refined product versus crude that they will offer has not been determined, … Their intentions are to provide the maximum amount of refined product within their requirements.

Individual action from every American can add up to a tremendous collective effort and can produce significant results.

There are concerns about the supply of natural gas,

Look, the Bush administration is not going to come up with a number. I can tell you what my view is, and I’d like to have another 10 percent of capacity today, … But that...

Our job is to get the infrastructure going again,

Over the next few days, we will continue to gain more information on the specific needs and then be able to make a better determination on how we can help,

We recognize there are some bad actors that may be to take advantage of the situation,

It’s important for our people to know that we understand the situation and we’re willing to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to mitigate any shortfall in crude oil that could affect our consumers,

As the world’s largest producer and as the world’s largest consumer, our two countries have a special relationship. We are, at least in certain respects, partners.

In a word. It is going to be done, … Last evening it was approved and I think you’ll be seeing an announcement about it later in the day. So we are doing everything we...

The construction of new terminals to receive natural gas from the far corners of the earth is precisely what is needed at a time when our own domestic production has run flat, yet demand continues...

There will be disruptions, it would appear

Today ‘´s announcement shows that through hard work and cooperative efforts, great progress can be made, … This decision demonstrates our commitment to fulfilling our Cold War cleanup obligations as well as preserving the long-term...

These companies are turning in record profits they have a responsibility to expand,

Will it make a major difference in the price of gasoline? Based on the numbers that I see, probably not, … It’ll help some, but we have significant refining capacity that is dysfunctional.

There is an issue with respect to getting electrical power so that we can operate the various pipe lines that supply fuel to the rest of the country, … deliver finished products, diesel and gasoline,...

It’s roughly 4% to 5% of the American refinery capacity will be delayed and starting up I would guess in another couple of months,

The United States is committed to using all of the tools at our disposal to help keep our oil and gasoline markets well supplied, … This sale ensures that refineries have the petroleum they need...

I was very impressed, I have to say, by the capability, by the competence, by the enthusiasm displayed. I came back with an increased level of confidence that they would do what they said they...

alleviate any shortage through loans.

do everything we can do to get fuel available to the rest of the country.

This decision demonstrates our commitment to fulfilling our Cold War cleanup obligations as well as preserving the long-term environmental health of the river and the many communities it serves,

This historic response is a remarkable signal of international solidarity in the face of the largest national disaster in America’s history.

I believe that the people who run the private sector, who run these companies, they do have children, they do have grandchildren, they do live and breathe in the world. It’s a matter of working...

We are mindful that the affected region contributes a significant amount of our oil, gas, and refined product supply.

We’ve also begun working with other agencies on planning, even before the storm came ashore, and have been in close contact with the state and local authorities assessing the overall impact of this storm on...

We have all but four refineries now back on stream and functioning,

Technically it’s called an exchange of oil that we deliver today and that we will get oil back plus some interest, if you will, in the future. We will be tapping that today.

The SPR was put in place specifically for this kind of an event, … We now have, in some instances, problems with getting crude to some refineries.

With the Reserve fully operational, we will be able to start delivering this oil as soon as tomorrow,

certainly help those companies and those refineries to function, whereas they wouldn’t be functioning without a supply of crude oil.

The great concern is about natural gas,

I would expect there to be some decline in price but that is a function of the marketplace,

We are beginning to see the creation of a global market for LNG, … The construction of new terminals to receive natural gas from the far corners of the earth is precisely what is needed...

We are committed to doing everything in our power to meet the immediate needs of those directly affected by Hurricane Katrina.

The administration has been clear that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a national security asset that can be used to protect American consumers and our economy in the event of a major supply disruption, including...

The public should be ready for interruptions of supplies for two or three weeks. … We will be dependent on attracting cargoes (of gasoline) from abroad which are already en route.

Just by applying this technique to the oil fields of Western Canada we would see billions of additional barrels of oil and a reduction in CO2 emissions equivalent to pulling more than 200 million cars...

We have made it known that we are facing shortfalls in available supplies of refined products in our country as a consequence of this storm,

To meet our obligations as a member of the International Energy Agency, the United States will release 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, … We will offer the oil for...

It is very hard at this point in time to forecast either length of time where there may be disruptions or where they will occur, … But I think it likely to be that there...

We’re going to go through a very challenging time the next six months, is my guess,

How long before we return to normal? It’s hard to know, because we have not yet got an assessment

The U.S. welcomes this historic and unanimous decision by member countries of IEA, … I believe it is an appropriate response to the disruption that is occurring as a result of the hurricane.

They’ve all agreed and this is something that they’re prepared to do to stabilize energy markets worldwide,

The need to use energy more wisely is particularly acute this year because of the higher prices we expect to see, … We have had a severe disruption in the last few weeks in the...

We’ve had a very severe pair of episodes, they have damaged the (energy) infrastructure,

Many oil producing countries do not operate in a manner consistent with U.S. federal law, but they are not based here.

We are working with major suppliers and the IAEA on a back-up supply mechanism for states that forgo investment in indigenous enrichment or (plutonium) reprocessing capability,