EPRINC briefing
Energy Security Doctrine and Institutions
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Briefing summary
This briefing examines the evolving framework of U.S. energy security (spanning import dependency, efficiency, affordability, and infrastructure vulnerability) and the shift toward an active-sovereignty doctrine, tracking the institutions and events that shape national energy policy.
What does 'active sovereignty' mean for US energy security?
Op-EdEnergy Policy Research’s Dominick Blue and Max Pyziur Published in The National Interest on “The End of Voluntary Energy Security: America’s New Doctrine of Active Sovereignty”National Interest piece on the shift from cooperative to unilateral energy security frameworks.Feb 2026EventEPRINC First Energy Security Series Virtual Workshop: Energy Security and the North American Oil & Gas Production PlatformEPRINC has hosted the first virtual workshop in its new Energy Security Series series, entitled “Energy Security and the North American Oil…Feb 2021
How vulnerable is critical infrastructure to attacks like the Colonial Pipeline hack?
Report“Colonial Pipeline Hack Highlights Growing Energy Security Risks” Report by Lucian Pugliaresi and Max PyziurColonial Pipeline Hack Highlights Growing Energy Security Risks: Infrastructure Cyberattacks are a Threat to National Security The recent hack of…Jun 2021ChartDisruptions of Pipelined Gasoline from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Atlantic CoastAs the DOE prepares to sell down the one-million-barrel Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve between May 27 and June 30, 2024, NOAA's forecast for the…Chart 2024-21ChartU.S. Atlantic Coast is dependent on Gulf Coast and MidContinent Petroleum Product SuppliesThe U.S. Atlantic Coast, spanning Georgia to Maine, relies on petroleum product supplies delivered from the Gulf Coast and MidContinent regions,…Chart 12
How should energy security be defined and measured?
TestimonyEPRINC President Lucian Pugliaresi Testifies at Senate Budget Committee Hearing “Left Holding the Bag: The Cost of Oil Dependence in a Low Carbon World”The U.S. Senate Budget Committee has jurisdiction over the Congressional Budget Office. In that position, its roles are to draft the U.S. Congress’…Apr 2023ChartU.S. Energy Security As Measured by AffordabilityConsumer spending on motor vehicle fuel and other energy goods has fallen as a share of total disposable personal expenditures from roughly 5% in…Chart 2023-32ChartU.S. Energy Security As Measured by Import Dependency/VulnerabilityU.S. energy security, measured by petroleum import dependency, has improved substantially since imports peaked at 12 MB/d in 2006, with the United…Chart 2023-31ChartU.S. Energy Security As Measured by EfficiencyMeasured as primary energy consumption per inflation-adjusted dollar of GDP, U.S. energy efficiency improved at an annualized rate of 1.5% from 1949…Chart 2023-30EventEPRINC President Lucian Pugliaresi Participates in Congressional Roundtable on American Energy SecurityThe leadership of the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee (E&C) under Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers are hosting a series of roundtables in…Feb 2023ChartNet U.S. Petroleum Imports, 1990 to 2020Net U.S. petroleum imports have declined substantially since 2006, driven by increases in domestic oil and gas production from advanced extraction…Chart 1CommentaryExports, Imports, and Energy SecurityDecember 21, 2011 (Download PDF version for citations) Over the past 18 months EPRINC has published several assessments on the economic…Jan 2012AnnouncementEPRINC Joins Group of Thought Leaders In Writing to Japan’s Prime Minister About Natural Gas and Its Importance to Energy SecurityOn Tuesday, March 7, 2023, concurrent with CERAWeek in Houston, the leadership of several prominent energy trade associations and think-tanks…Mar 2023
What institutional capacity is needed to assess energy security?
Further research
ChartU.S. Energy Intensity 1949-2025From 1949 to 2025, U.S. energy efficiency improved at an annualized rate of 1.6%, such that each dollar of inflation-adjusted GDP in 2025 required…Chart 2026-19EventLucian Pugliaresi Participates in Hudson Institute Discussion: “The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities”On Wednesday, October 18 2023, EPRINC President Lucian Pugliaresi participated in the Hudson Institute’s panel discussion entitled: “The…Oct 2023EventLucian Pugliaresi Presents on Energy Security at JINSA Meeting for IDF OfficersOn April 10, 2018 in Washington, DC, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) invited Lucian Pugliaresi to meet with a group of…May 2018