Alaskan crude oil exports
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6468898
This report assesses the possible consequences of lifting the existing ban on the export of Alaskan North Slope crude oil. GAO testified that it the ban is removed, some of this oil will almost certainly be exported to Pacific Rim countries. This is because it is inexpensive to transport oil to the Pacific Rim and because the characteristics of Alaskan North Slope crude may make it more suitable to Pacific Rim rather than West Coast refiners. This would probably lead to gains in economic efficiency, but would also probably harm the maritime industry and independent refiners on the West Coast. It would, of course, benefit crude oil producers in Alaska and California. Form an energy security standpoint, lifting the ban would increase total U.S. oil imports but, probably, decrease net imports as a result of increased oil production and improvement in refinery efficiency.
- Research Organization:
- General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA). Resources, Community and Economic Development Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 6468898
- Report Number(s):
- GAO-T-RCED-90-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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