Beaubouef, Bruce Andre.

The strategic petroleum reserve : U.S. energy security and oil politics, 1975-2005 / Bruce A. Beaubouef. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2007. - xiv, 334 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 21 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-321) and index.

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.

9781585446001 (cloth : alk. paper) 1585446009 (cloth : alk. paper)

2007003215


Petroleum reserves--United States.
Energy policy--United States.
Gasoline--Prices--United States.

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