Lesson 8: Security and Energy Policy 1)When in a military/combat zone one of the first things you want to do is take out the enemies fuel supply Imports of crude oil are often a cause of oil insecurity with sometimes drastic impacts US energy overview  Reducing the strategic importance of oil Must import oil  undermines U

  Lesson 8: Security and Energy Policy

1)When in a military/combat zone one of the first things you want to do is take out the enemies fuel supply

2. Imports of crude oil are often a cause of oil insecurity with sometimes drastic impacts
3. US energy overview
   1.  Reducing the strategic importance of oil
      1. 1. Must import oil
         2.  undermines U.S. national security.
         3. Oil crises have generally been followed by economic downturns
   2. Redefining the problem:
   3. It’s not about electricity, it’s about transportation
   4. Reducing the strategic importance of oil: tactical approaches aren’t sufficient
   5.  Needed: competitive markets
   6.  Fuel competition
   7. Competition among transportation modes
   8.  The role of government
4. OPEC: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
   1. Objective

1. 2. OPEC is an oligopoly
   3. OPEC is important for two reasons:

1. 4. The reserves have GROWN over time despite the continued extraction
   5. Ideally it would be nice to have good relationships with these oil exporting countries
   6. Oil Prices

1. 7. Flow of energy

1. 8. The 1973 Arab oil Embargo
   1. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

5. Physical Security
   1. Not uncommon for the flow of oil to be disrupted
   2. Pipelines are easy targets
   3. Oil production
   4. Middle East conflicts

6. Energy Policy and Security: Taking on the All-of-the-above strategy