Department of Defense Fuel Spending, Supply, Acquisition, and Policy

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) consumes up to 1% of the petroleum products refined in the United States annually. Foreign purchased petroleum products may increase DOD's consumption by a third or more. In FY1997 fuel represented 1.2% of the total DOD budget authority, and by FY2007 fuel represented 1.9%. While the total defense budget authority increased 233% over the period of FY1997-FY2007 (in current dollars), fuel costs increased 373%. DOD's fuel consumption varies from year to year in response to changes in mission and the tempo of operations. The majority of DOD?s bulk fuel purchases are for JP-8 jet fuel, which has ranged from 60 to 74 million barrels annually over the past decade (the equivalent of 165,000 to 200,000 barrels per day). Continental U.S. jet fuel purchases make up from 60% to 76% of DOD's total petroleum product purchases. Generally, the price that DOD has paid for JP-8 and JP-5 jet fuels has tracked the price of commercial equivalent Jet A-1 jet fuel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA496763

Entities

People

  • Anthony Andrews

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Aviation Gasoline
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diesel Fuels
  • Energy Conservation
  • Fuel Oils
  • Governments
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Logistics
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Procurement

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Economics
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Petroleum Engineering