Oil Reserve: Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities as of September 30, 1988

RCED-89-63FS Published: Jan 25, 1989. Publicly Released: Feb 02, 1989.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) progress in developing, operating, and filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) during the 6 months ended September 30, 1988.

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Topics

Energy

Crude oil pipeline operationsDebt collectionDemurrage chargesDomestic crude oilEmergency preparednessEnergy researchErroneous paymentsOil resourcesPetroleum storageStrategic materials