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The Strategic Petroleum Reserve. U.S. Energy Security and Oil Politics, 1975-2005.
Bruce A. Beaubouef
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Description for The Strategic Petroleum Reserve. U.S. Energy Security and Oil Politics, 1975-2005.
The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has become the nation's primary tool of energy policy. This book examines the interactions that have shaped the development of the SPR. It argues that the SPR has survived because it is a passive regulatory tool that serves to protect energy consumers and petroleum consumption. Series: Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 b&w photos, 22 graphs, 4 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JP; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 916.
In 1973, the United States and other western countries were shocked by the Arab oil embargo. Lines formed at gasoline pumps; fuel stations ran out of supply; prices skyrocketed; and the nation realized its vulnerability to decisions made by leaders of countries half a world away. In response, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which was signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1975, has become the nation's primary tool of energy policy. Following its first major use during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, officials and policy makers at the highest levels increasingly turned to the SPR to ... Read more
In 1973, the United States and other western countries were shocked by the Arab oil embargo. Lines formed at gasoline pumps; fuel stations ran out of supply; prices skyrocketed; and the nation realized its vulnerability to decisions made by leaders of countries half a world away. In response, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which was signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1975, has become the nation's primary tool of energy policy. Following its first major use during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, officials and policy makers at the highest levels increasingly turned to the SPR to ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
Kenneth E. Montague Series in Oil and Business History
Number of Pages
408
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585446001
SKU
V9781585446001
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About Bruce A. Beaubouef
BRUCE A. BEAUBOUEF is the managing editor of Hart Publications in Houston. Holder of a Ph.D. in history from the University of Houston, he has worked since 1995 as an editor for oil and gas magazines and journals.
Reviews for The Strategic Petroleum Reserve. U.S. Energy Security and Oil Politics, 1975-2005.
Bruce Beaubouef's comprehensive history and evaluation of the SPR is excellent reading for anyone interested not only in the factual history but also the policy debates that have surrounded the creation and operation of this important U.S. energy security program. The author's work makes plain that the SPR continues to be needed and that it must be used properly to ... Read more