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The Oil Reserve That Never Was

Sherrill, Robert | March 29, 1980 issue

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Discusses issues pertaining to the strategic oil reserve program of the U.S. government, which was introduced through the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Expectations on the presence of an ample reserve of oil; Inability of the oil reserve program to deal with oil shortage crisis that occurred in 1979.

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PETROLEUM reserves; UNITED States -- Economic policy -- 1971-1981; ENERGY policy
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