Concept to Enhance the Effectiveness of the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves in Meeting DOD'S Emergency Petroleum Needs by Developing a Readily Usable Defense Petroleum Reserve. Final Report

摘要

This paper discusses the Department of Defense's (DOD's) concerns about the need to enhance the capabilities of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves (NPOSR) to meet military needs, foreign and domestic, and suggests topics for further study. It outlines potential features of a Defense Petroleum Reserve (DPR), and raises design issued for further consideration. It provides rough estimates of the time and resources required to develop a DPR, and outlines the major steps involved in developing the Reserve. This paper is intended to serve as the basis for further study of this concept during the next several months, to help provide the basis for a decision by the President in 1984 regarding the future of the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. 3 tabs. (ERA citation 10:036082)