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RCED-85-115 1 (1985-05-08)

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BY THE U.S GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On

Environment, Energy, And Natural Resources

Committee On Government Operations

House Of Representatives





Analysis Of Oil Withdrawal And Distribution

Tests For The Strategic Petroleum Reserve



Periodic tests of the oil withdrawal and distri bu-
tion capabilities of the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve (SPR) would help demonstrate that the
system will work in a crisis. GAO assessed the
feasibility, cost, effectiveness, and oil market
impact of several suggested SPR test scenarios
involving either oil sales or storage and exam-
ined factors that should be considered in design-
ing a cost-effective test.

GAO noted that the suggested tests are gener-
ally feasible. However, to provide the most con-
fidence in total SPR system reliability, a test
should involve a drawdown and distribution at
maximum sustainable capacities. Test costs
could be minimized by storing a maximum of
withdrawn oil at SPR terminal sites and by simu-
lating oil sales.

GAO also noted that a combined sales/storage
test could be (1)designed tostressthe SPR sys-
tem by maximizing both oil withdrawal and dis-
tribution and (2) sustained as long as desired
but would likely cost more than either a sales or
storage test.



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