The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: An Overview of Its Development and Use in the Event of an Oil Supply Disruption
RCED-85-134
Published: Sep 30, 1985. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1985.
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GAO summarized the results of its reviews of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve's (SPR) activities to date and discussed whether: (1) the operation and management of the SPR could be improved; (2) the stored oil could be withdrawn, distributed, and sold in the event of another oil disruption; and (3) the SPR oil acquisition methods and procedures have been adequate.
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