Most people have probably never heard of the Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) maintained by the US department of energy currently housing more then 727 million barrels of crude oil. The reserves were originally created to mitigate future petroleum supply disruptions during the 73-74 oil embargo. With the oil embargo long past the reserves now seem rather foolish.
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The Real Reason Gas Prices Are So High
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Submitted by vegthreads on Sun, 2008-05-18 04:44. | Tags: transportation | bush | conspiracy | gas prices | high gas prices | the pump