International Energy Agency: Effectiveness of Members' Oil Stocks and Demand Restraint Measures

NSIAD-89-42 Published: Feb 06, 1989. Publicly Released: Feb 21, 1989.

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO examined the International Energy Agency (IEA) members': (1) compliance with a requirement to maintain emergency oil reserves equivalent to 90 days of oil imports; and (2) demand-restraint measures during an oil supply disruption and their effectiveness.

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Topics

Energy

Emergency preparednessEnergy costsFuel conservationFuel storageFuel suppliesInternational agreementsInternational economic relationsOil importingOil resourcesStocks