Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Technical Report · Mon Feb 17 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5738223

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) facilities development for the authorized 750 million barrel program was completed in 1991. Expansion of the SPR's offsite commercial distribution capacity to 4.3 million barrels per day is in progress. During calendar year 1991, the SPR's crude oil storage capacity increased by 61 million barrels with the completion of caverns at the Big Hill and Bayou Choctaw sites. On January 16, 1991, in conjunction with the beginning of Operation Desert Storm, President Bush ordered a drawdown and distribution of Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil as part of a coordinated contingency plan agreed to by member countries of the International Energy Agency. The Department successfully conducted the drawdown during the period January 17 through March 31 and delivered a total of 17.2 million barrels of crude oil to 13 purchasers. There were no crude oil deliveries to the SPR during the year ending December 31, 1991. Acquisition of crude oil for the Reserve has been suspended since August 2, 1990, following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. As of December 31, 1991, the SPR inventory was 568.5 million barrels.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5738223
• Report Number(s): DOE/FE-0249P; ON: DE92009097
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CAPACITY
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DRAWDOWN
INFORMATION
INVENTORIES
MANAGEMENT
PROGRESS REPORT
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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