VOL. XL

No. 33

18-August-1997

GENERAL

SPR: More Important Than Ever

The following paper, dated 2 July 1997, was presented by the New York-basedPetroleum Industry Research Foundation Inc. (PIRINC) in response to the US Department ofEnergy's request for public comment on Strategic Petroleum Reserve policy.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is one of the cornerstones of US energy policy.It remains the most effective policy tool in minimizing the economic dislocations to theUS economy that would...