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BY THE COMPTROLLER ;GENLEr A, ILII



Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES


Key Crude Oil And Products Pipelines

Are Vulnerable To Disruptions




Pipelines--transporting about three-fourths of
the crude oil delivered to refineries and one-
third of the refined products moved from re-
fineries to consumers--are highly vulnerable to
disruptions caused by human error, sabotage,
or nature.

Damage to key facilities on just a few pipeline
systems could greatly reduce domestic ship-
ments, causing an energy shortage exceeding
that of the 1973 Arab oil embargo.

The petroleum industry is not emphasizing
physical security and neither industry nor
Government has developed contingency plans
for reducing adverse effects of petroleum
shortages should key pipeline facilities be
damaged, causing serious disruptions.

The Department of Energy should, among
other things,

    --develop contingency plans to mitigate
    effects of petroleum shortages caused
    by prolonged pipeline disruptions and


--improve physical security, where need-
ed, at critical pipeline facilities.


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      EMD-79-63
 AUGUST 27, 1979

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