Long-Range Military Implications of Petroleum Availability for Navy Planning Study

Abstract

This study evaluates petroleum issues facing the Navy over the next 20 years. It analyzes the threat of reduced availability of petroleum and the probable effects on naval warfare, on the selection of weapons, and on mobility. There are four areas of investigation: the current oil market, production forecasts, the prospect of import interruptions, and Navy options. The study address the changes in the oil market since the embargo of 1973. It explains how those changes in the market have affected Navy budgets and eroded steaming and flying hours. Published forecasts of lowered production of petroleum and the threat of interruptions of imports are evaluated for their potential to disrupt world markets out to the year 2000. Several aspects of future petroleum supplies are quantified. The study concludes by recommending measures the Navy can take to deal with the problems of reduced fuel availability and quality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADB064568

Entities

People

  • Desmond P. Wilson
  • Thomas C. O'neill

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Marine Transportation
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Ships
  • Petroleum
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Marine Ecotoxicology