Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Annual report of operations

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6406398

The Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (NPOSR), created to provide a source of liquid fuels for the armed forces during national emergencies, were established by a series of Executive Orders between 1912 and 1924. Following the 1973 to 1974 Arab Oil Embargo, which demonstrated the Nation's vulnerability to oil supply interruptions, the Congress authorized and directed in 1974 that the Reserves be explored and developed to their full economic and productive potential. In October 1981, the President notified the Congress of his decision to extend production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves to April 6, 1985. That decision became final when the Congress did not exercise its authority to disapprove the action. With regard to the Naval Oil Shale Reserves (NOSRs), a program was initiated in 1977 to examine the resource for development and subsequent production should national defense requirements so dictate.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Protection, Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Washington, DC. Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves
• OSTI ID: 6406398
• Report Number(s): DOE/EP-0043/1; ON: DE83008125
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FEDERAL REGION VIII
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FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NAVAL OIL SHALE RESERVES
NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE
NORTH AMERICA
OIL FIELDS
OIL SHALE DEPOSITS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
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RESERVES
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCE POTENTIAL
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SALES
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