Republicans ask watchdog to assess US oil reserve management
May 08, 2023
Two Republicans on Monday asked a congressional watchdog to assess the Biden administration’s management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and audit its modernization program, saying sales from the SPR have undermined U.S. energy security.
Senator John Barrasso, ranking member of the Senate energy committee, and Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, head of the House energy committee, asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the Department of Energy’s management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the administration oversaw sales of about 250 million barrels from the facility last year.
