Oil Reserve:
Status of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Activities as of June 30, 1987
RCED-87-194FS: Published: Aug 26, 1987. Publicly Released: Sep 2, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO presented its quarterly review of the Department of Energy's (DOE) progress in developing, operating, and filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
GAO found that: (1) as of June 30, 1987, the SPR inventory totalled 527.2 million barrels of oil; (2) DOE added 7.2 million barrels of crude oil to SPR at an average fill rate of 79,000 barrels per day; (3) DOE plans to purchase 6.6 million barrels of oil from the Mexican national oil company with the $190 million left in the SPR account; (4) inspections and tests for pipeline deterioration identified problems at some storage sites; (5) DOE conducted reliability, availability, and maintainability tests on the Weeks Island site equipment and recommended engineering analyses to solve its operational problems; and (6) DOE placed the entire SPR organization in an immediate drawdown alert status in order to participate in a drawdown readiness exercise.
Apr 14, 2014
Petroleum Refining:
Industry's Outlook Depends on Market Changes and Key Environmental RegulationsGAO-14-249: Published: Mar 14, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 14, 2014.
Dec 17, 2013
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Oil And Gas Resources:
Actions Needed for Interior to Better Ensure a Fair ReturnGAO-14-50: Published: Dec 6, 2013. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 2013.
Nov 25, 2013
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National Laboratories:
DOE Needs to Improve Oversight of Work Performed for Non-DOE EntitiesGAO-14-78: Published: Oct 25, 2013. Publicly Released: Nov 25, 2013.
Oct 17, 2013
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Nuclear Power:
Analysis of Regional Differences and Improved Access to Information Could Strengthen NRC OversightGAO-13-743: Published: Sep 27, 2013. Publicly Released: Oct 17, 2013. -
Managing Critical Isotopes:
Stewardship of Lithium-7 Is Needed to Ensure a Stable SupplyGAO-13-716: Published: Sep 19, 2013. Publicly Released: Oct 17, 2013.
Sep 23, 2013
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Oil and Gas Development:
BLM Needs Better Data to Track Permit Processing Times and Prioritize InspectionsGAO-13-572: Published: Aug 23, 2013. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2013.
Sep 11, 2013
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Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise:
Observations on NNSA's Options for Meeting Its Plutonium Research NeedsGAO-13-533: Published: Sep 11, 2013. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 2013.
Jul 24, 2013
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Department of Energy:
Observations on DOE's Management Challenges and Steps Taken to Address ThemGAO-13-767T: Published: Jul 24, 2013. Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2013.
Jul 10, 2013
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Nuclear Reactor License Renewal:
NRC Generally Follows Documented Procedures, but Its Revisions to Environmental Review Guidance Have Not Been TimelyGAO-13-493: Published: May 30, 2013. Publicly Released: Jul 10, 2013.
Jun 28, 2013
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National Nuclear Security Administration:
Laboratories' Indirect Cost Management Has Improved, but Additional Opportunities ExistGAO-13-534: Published: Jun 28, 2013. Publicly Released: Jun 28, 2013.
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