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Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve activities, September 1981

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5896808

This report discusses the government's activities to contract for Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) oil as of September 29, 1981. It also discusses the volume of oil delivered to the Department of Energy's (DOE's) SPR storage facilities and the status of these facilities as of September 21, 1981. The report is based on a review of DOE and Defense Fuel Supply Center (DFSC) program documents, and of publications and studies related to the program. Officials in DOE and DFSC were interviewed. Neither the available capacity of SPR storage facilities nor the volume of oil received by DOE have been verified.

Research Organization:
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Energy and Minerals Div.
OSTI ID:
5896808
Report Number(s):
EMD-82-7; ON: DE82901938
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English