NOI to issue DE-FOA-0002005, entitled: Advanced Operations and Sensing Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Capabilities for EOR in Deepwater Offshore Wells. | DE FOA 0002011

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This opportunity is a federal Notice of Intent (NOI) issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), to alert potential applicants that DOE planned to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focused on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in deepwater offshore wells. The planned FOA is titled "Advanced Operations and Sensing Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Capabilities for EOR in Deepwater Offshore Wells" and is associated with DOE's Office of Fossil Energy under the Unconventional Oil Technologies Program. The purpose of the NOI is purely informational: it is meant to give industry, universities, national labs, and other stakeholders early visibility into DOE's upcoming funding interests so they can begin forming teams, shaping technical concepts, and preparing for the eventual FOA requirements.

The technical theme signaled by the title centers on improving how deepwater offshore EOR is executed by developing or advancing operational methods and sensing technologies. In practical terms, this points to R&D and demonstration concepts that can make EOR interventions in deepwater environments more efficient, more reliable, and more capable under harsh offshore conditions. "Advanced operations" generally implies improvements in planning, deployment, control, and execution of EOR activities in offshore wells where costs and risks are high, logistics are complex, and interventions are constrained by water depth and subsea infrastructure. "Sensing technologies" typically refers to tools and systems that can measure, monitor, and diagnose downhole and subsea conditions (for example, reservoir response, fluid movement, wellbore integrity, pressure/temperature behavior, and operational performance) so that operators can make better decisions and reduce uncertainty during EOR operations.

Administratively, the notice indicates the anticipated funding instrument type as a cooperative agreement, which usually means DOE expects to be substantially involved in project oversight during performance, such as through technical reviews, milestone approvals, and collaboration on project direction. The opportunity is listed under the Energy funding activity category and references CFDA number 81.089, a DOE assistance listing associated with fossil energy research and related activities. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, although the NOI notes that any specific limitations or clarifications would appear in the FOA's eligibility language once released.

Several details in the listing reinforce that this posting is not the actual solicitation. The notice explicitly states that DOE is not seeking comments and that no applications will be accepted through the NOI. The creation date is October 22, 2018, and an original closing date of January 31, 2019 appears in the record, but in the context of an NOI this functions more as an administrative timeline marker rather than a true application deadline, since there is no application submission under the NOI itself. The record also shows an "expected awards" value of 0, consistent with the fact that an NOI does not make awards; awards would only follow after the FOA is issued, applications are submitted, and selections are made.

Some fields in the source data appear internally inconsistent in a way that is common with government postings that reference multiple related identifiers. The title and narrative repeatedly reference an FOA numbered DE-FOA-0002005, but the listing also shows a funding opportunity number of "DE FOA 0002011." In practice, applicants would rely on the official FOA number and final published announcement documents to resolve which identifier governs submissions, reporting, and award administration. Similarly, the listing includes an "award ceiling" value of 2 without clear units (often dollars, such as $2 million, but the unit is not stated in the provided text), and because this is an NOI, those funding parameters would ultimately be confirmed in the actual FOA.

Overall, the key takeaway is that DOE/NETL used this NOI to flag an upcoming competitive funding announcement aimed at advancing technologies that make EOR in deepwater offshore wells more effective. It is a planning signal rather than a call for proposals: it tells prospective applicants what DOE intends to fund (advanced operational approaches and sensing/monitoring capabilities for deepwater offshore EOR), what type of award instrument is anticipated (cooperative agreement), and where it sits programmatically (Office of Fossil Energy, Unconventional Oil Technologies), while making clear that applications could only be submitted after the formal FOA is released.

• The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOI to issue DE-FOA-0002005, entitled: Advanced Operations and Sensing Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Capabilities for EOR in Deepwater Offshore Wells." and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
• This funding opportunity was created on Oct 22, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 31, 2019 This is a Notice of Intent to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002005. Applications will not be accepted for the Notice of Intent.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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