The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: An Overview of Its Development and Use in the Event of an Oil Supply Disruption

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date and discussed whether: (1) the operation and management of the SPR could be improved; (2) the stored oil could be withdrawn, distributed, and sold in the event of another oil disruption; and (3) the SPR oil acquisition methods and procedures have been adequate.