DOGE lists $6,000,000 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $6,000,000 in claimed savings. Recipient: PIONEER ENERGY INC. Description: INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) - METHANE EMISSION MITIGATION THROUGH ONSITE METHANOL SYNTHESIS THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO UTILIZE WASTE GAS ON A WELLSITE AND CONVERT IT INTO METHANOL.. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.