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Energy

DEMD Efforts & Status on NEVI

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The DEMD’s efforts in support of the White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) Economic Development, Energy, and Infrastructure Committee 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit: National Electric Vehicle (EV) Initiative (NEVI) for Tribal Nations. 

READI Technical Working Group

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The aim of READI is to identify and support Indian owners’ vision for increasing the pace of renewable energy development on Indian lands and identifying additional resources or processes necessary to support that vision.  

Small-Scale Wood Pellet Manufacturing - A Local Economic Opportunity for Tribes

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Wood Pellet Business Model

wood pellet manufacturing business model workflow graphic

An opportunity exists to improve residential and commercial heating as well as economic diversification by creating a tribal business that uses wood waste to create low-cost, high quality pellets for sale and distribution.

2020-2021 DEMD Annual Report

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Branch of Fluid Minerals logo, blue stylized oil barrel

Branch of Fluid Minerals

Team of professionals provides technical support, mineral assessments, economic analysis, lease negotiations and recommendations for all oil and natural gas energy resources

Atlas of Oil & Gas Plays on American Indian Lands

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These publications provide information about the petroleum potential and leasing opportunities on many Indian reservations in the U.S. geologic data maps, cross-sections, and field production information are presented in this atlas primarily from published data. Oil and gas potential are described by the different play types, as well as non-conventional or hypothetical plays.

Understanding the Sand & Gravel Business and Marketing

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When you embark on a sand and gravel project, it is to your advantage to know the business, even if a commercial developer is actually carrying out the work. There are seven stages of activity:

  • exploration;
  • regulatory approvals;
  • financing;
  • site preparation;
  • extraction;
  • processing;
  • and site rehabilitation.

It is usually the project developer who assumes responsibility for these tasks and who undertakes to start and run the business. Without a developer, there is no project. The developer may be:

How We Work with Tribes

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Tribal Energy Development Goals

Before delving into the development of an energy project, it is critical to first understand the end goal that a tribe wants to achieve. The DEMD's experience in working with tribes has found that the primary reasons behind a tribe's desire to develop energy projects were found to involve one or more of the following topics:

DEMD Success Stories - Wind River Circle Ridge Transition

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Circle Ridge Income Scenerios chartThe field produces about 2,000 bbls of oil a day with about 100,000 bbls of water per day which is disposed via surface discharge and disposal well injection.

Spotlight Archive

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Please click the links below to view the Division of Capital Investment's Success Stories!

The Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

Glacier Peaks Hotel, Browning, MT

HydroHoist, Claremore, OK

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