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Global strategic petroleum reserves (GSPR) refer to crude oil inventories (or stockpiles) held by the government of a particular country, as well as private industry, to safeguard the economy and help maintain national security during an energy crisis. According to the United States Energy Information Administration, approximately of oil are held in strategic reserves, of which 1.4 billion is government-controlled. The remainder is held by private industry. At present, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the largest strategic reserve, with much of the remainder held by the other 27 members of the International Energy Agency. Some non-IEA countries have started work on their own strategic petroleum reserves. China has the largest of these new reserves. With levels of consumption in the region of per day, if there ever is a dramatic fall in global output, as envisaged by some peak oil analysts, the strategic petroleum reserves are only likely to last a few months. == International Energy Agency reserves == According to a March 2001 agreement, all 28 members of the International Energy Agency must have a strategic petroleum reserve equal to 90 days of the previous year's net oil imports for their respective countries.〔http://www.iea.org/Textbase/work/2002/beijing/KUOLT2.PDF〕〔(Reauthorization of the Energy Policy & Conservation Act )〕 Only net-exporter members of the IEA are exempt from this requirement. The exempt countries are Canada, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom. However, the UK and Denmark recently drew up plans to create their own strategic reserves in order to meet their legal obligations as European Union member states. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「global strategic petroleum reserves」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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