The strategic petroleum reserve : U.S. energy security and oil politics, 1975-2005 /
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....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©2007.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
Colección: | Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ;
no. 21. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: the SPR and the American political economy
- The energy crisis begins, 1970-75
- Building the reserve, 1976-79
- The energy crisis returns, 1978-80
- Maturation and ascension, 1980-86
- Drawdown for war, 1990-91
- Smoothing price cycles, 1996-2000
- Conclusions: the SPR and U.S. petroleum reserves policy
- Epilogue.