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Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Origins And Evolution, Bert Chapman
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Origins And Evolution, Bert Chapman
FORCES Initiative: Strategy, Security, and Social Systems
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is located on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts and has served as a national emergency petroleum supply resource since 1975. Contents of this report include:
- Information on the historical origins of U.S. national petroleum reserves dating back to 1910.
- The U.S.’ increasing growth as a petroleum consumer and its energy policy interactions with other countries.
- How the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo forced drastic changes in U.S. energy policy leading to the SPR’s establishment.
- The SPR’s legal purpose being creating and maintaining a strategic oil reserve to mitigate against future oil import interruptions or …