posts tagged as SPR

Privatizing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The Trump Administration is reportedly considering plans to sell off about half of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which is the federal...

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IER Statement on Post-Isaac SPR Loan

WASHINGTON D.C. — Following reports that Energy Secretary Steven Chu approved a loan of 1 million barrels of sweet crude oil from the...

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FACT SHEET: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Recent spikes in gas prices -- the latest in a string of increases that have driven retail prices to record highs this...

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Thinking Strategically about Petroleum Reserves Trapped off our Coasts

Our offshore energy resources should be the real strategic petroleum reserve. But less than 3 percent of offshore areas are currently leased for...

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Obama’s SPR Release

On Thursday, June 23 the Obama Administration, in conjunction with other governments, announced the release of 60 million barrels of oil from...

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New Low

New Low Obama Administration Taps Strategic Reserve to Lower Oil Prices Raise Approval Ratings WASHINGTON – This morning, the Obama Administration announced...

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