Samuel Bodman
Samuel Bodman
Samuel Wright Bodman IIIis the former 11th United States Secretary of Energy. He was previously the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 November 1938
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To meet our obligations as a member of the International Energy Agency, the United States will release 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, ... We will offer the oil for bid.
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We are committed to doing everything in our power to meet the immediate needs of those directly affected by Hurricane Katrina. By utilizing the resources of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, we will help minimize any potential supply disruptions as a result of the hurricane,
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By utilizing the resources from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, we will help minimize any potential supply disruptions as a result of the hurricane.
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Beginning last week, we have been in close contact with our federal partners, site managers at various locations of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and companies that operate oil refineries to prepare for any disruption in oil production.
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The administration has been clear that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a national security asset that can be used to protect American consumers and our economy in the event of a major supply disruption, including natural disasters,
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It's important for our people to know that we understand the situation and we're willing to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to mitigate any shortfall in crude oil that could affect our consumers,
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The United States is committed to using all of the tools at our disposal to help keep our oil and gasoline markets well supplied, ... This sale ensures that refineries have the petroleum they need to keep gasoline and diesel fuel flowing to American consumers while production facilities in the gulf region regain their capacity. As we move forward, we will continue to monitor the overall supply of petroleum available and the needs of the nation as we determine next steps.
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As the world's largest producer and as the world's largest consumer, our two countries have a special relationship. We are, at least in certain respects, partners.
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We have made it known that we are facing shortfalls in available supplies of refined products in our country as a consequence of this storm,
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We should all be proud of what these students have accomplished, ... Through their ingenuity, their knowledge of design and engineering, and an incredible amount of determination and hard work, they have demonstrated that we can have it all beautiful homes, comfortable homes, and homes that produce all the power they need.
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We've had a very severe pair of episodes, they have damaged the (energy) infrastructure,
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We are working with major suppliers and the IAEA on a back-up supply mechanism for states that forgo investment in indigenous enrichment or (plutonium) reprocessing capability,
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I would expect there to be some decline in price but that is a function of the marketplace,
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certainly help those companies and those refineries to function, whereas they wouldn't be functioning without a supply of crude oil.