Feasibility and Cost of Interim Storage for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

EMD-82-95 Published: May 21, 1982. Publicly Released: May 21, 1982.

Highlights

As part of an ongoing study of options for building, holding, and using private oil stocks, GAO was requested to provide information concerning the feasibility and cost of interim storage for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) managed by the Department of Energy (DOE).

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Energy

Demurrage chargesEmergency preparednessEnergy suppliesOil resourcesPetroleum pricesPetroleum storageCrude oilStocksStrategic petroleum reservesOil prices