Federal Responses to December 1989 Heating Fuel Shortages Were Limited.

Abstract

We are pleased to be here today to discuss our report on heating fuel shortages that occurred in December 1989 when the nation experienced a severe and unpredicted cold spell. Our report examined (1) allegations of shortages of heating fuels during that period; (2) the impact of delays in processing waivers of the Jones Act on heating fuel supplies; (3) the type of data collected and the analyses performed on heating fuel supply and demand by the Department of energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration (EIA); and (4) the impact of interruptible natural gas contracts on heating fuel supplies and availability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 1991
Accession Number
ADA263306

Entities

People

  • Judy A. England-joseph

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Attachment
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy Security
  • Geographic Regions
  • Inventory
  • National Security
  • Natural Gas
  • Natural Resources
  • New England
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • South Dakota
  • Supply Chain
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.