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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....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beaubouef, Bruce Andre
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2007.
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.