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Date Feb. 27, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-42 |
Title
?l3isdz 1 i United-- States Gen@ral Ammunting Office ?2lCl GAO b Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon * Commerce,Consumerand Monetary Affairs, Committee on Government Operations Houseof Representatives EXPORT PROMOTION “zmplementationof the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 llllllllllllllll
129210 . .GAO Uuited States General Accounting Office Wa&ington, D.C. 20548 Natioual Security and Iuter... |
Date Feb. 26, 1986 |
Report No. 129159 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. FEBRUARY 26, 1986 STATEMENT OF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON ;__,_d". EXPORT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES dF THE DEPARTMENT dF COMM... |
Date Feb. 19, 1986 |
Report No. 129146 |
Title
L @r sy3”te r29Iq.6 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. February 19, 1986 STATEMENT OF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
ON FOREIGN POLICY EXPORT CONTROLS 129146 II Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committ... |
Date Feb. 14, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-43 |
Title
. ” ,., .“, Comrrierce, Consumer Affairs, House Committee on Govehment Operations
February 1986 Activities of the Commerce GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National !3ecurity Affairs Division
5208611 and International February 14, 1986 The Honorable Doug Barnard Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs Committee on Government Operatio... |
Date Jan. 30, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-31 |
Title
United States General’Accounting Office GAO
January 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives MILITARY SALES The United States Continuing Munition Supply Relationship With Guatemala GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 National Security Affairs Division
B221409 and International Ja... |
Date Dec. 31, 1985 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-29FS |
Title
. United States Generahiccounting Office !gSg2 GAC)
December 1985 Fact Sheet for th6 Honorable Patrick L,eahx U.S. Senate t CENTRAL AMERICA AID Status of the Trade Credit Insurance Program 128765 GAO/NSIAD-86-29-FS “* 1. . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITV AFFAIRS AND DIVISION December 31, 1985 B-221422 The Honorable United States Dear... |
Date Nov. 27, 1985 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-21BR |
Title
United States denerzil Accounting Office /2%56~ Briefing Report To The Honorable John Glenn US. Senate November 1985 NUCLEAR AGREEMENT Cooperation Between the United States and the People’sRepublic of China GAO/NSIAD-86-21BR 033cI35 . ,, W’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION November 27, 1985 B-220958 The Honorable... |
Date Oct. 8, 1985 |
Report No. 128096 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. OCTOBER 8, 1985 ' STATEMENT OF BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE ON THE AGRICULTURAL EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM 128096 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: today to discuss with you our Program is being of S... |
Date May 29, 1985 |
Report No. AFMD-85-61 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Examination Of The Export-Import Bank’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years Ended September 30,1984 and 1983
GAO examined the financial statements of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the years ended September 30, 1984 and 1983. The examinations were made in accordancewith generally accepted government auditing s... |
Date April 9, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-20 |
Title
k, . RET-“!‘dz*T-cTQ . - .* br Not: tlo be ,re?eas@ o!+..:m 1%- me,- |
Date April 8, 1985 |
Report No. GGD-85-32 |
Title
. \ l BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Report )On ,The Implementation Of The Farm Credit Act Amendments I ,6f 1980 llllIII I
126661
GAO/GGD-85-32 APRIL 8,1985 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handfing and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20877 Telephone (202) 275-6241 The f... |
Date Jan. 28, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-17 |
Title
1 *. v ,.&b ' AL~TRETED -Not to be rekamd outside RELEASED f . ficcounting Offke except en the basis of
bY the Office of Congressional ReJations. the thnera!
approval specific I26136 * REPORT THEI%S. BY General Accounting Office
Potential Impacts Of Tighter Forest Service Log Export Restrictions
Federal law restricts the export of unprocessed timber cut from national forests in the western half of... |
Date Nov. 9, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-85-24 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL BECURITV AFFAIIIS AND DIVI8ION B-217017 NOV0 9 1984
125618 The Honorable Robert Watkins Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Automotive Affairs and Consumer Goods Dear Mr. Watkins: Subject: European Use of Import Restrictions Protect Domestic Auto Industries (GAO/NSIAD-85-24) To There is continuing in legis... |
Date Aug. 2, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-147 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL lNlIlNAllONAL lCtUlllW AffAIRa AND DIVISION August
B-215862 2, 1984 The Honorable United States Dear Senator
Subject: Lloyd
Senate Bentsen Ill llll~lll lllll
125066 Bentsen: U.S. Export-Import Business Exports Bank Support for (GAO/NSIAD-84-147) Small In your letter of September 26, 1983, you asked that we audit and evaluate t... |
Date June 7, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-116 |
Title
UNITED STATE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 JUNE 7, 1984 The Honorable John B. Breaux House of Representatives 124432 Dear Mr. Breaux:
Subject: Peruvian Rice Purchases Guaranteed by the Commodity Credit Corporation (GAO/NSIAD-84-116) letter report responds to your September 30, 1983, that GAO investiqate rice purchases made by Peru in export credit. 1983 under a U.S. government q... |
Date April 13, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-66 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERAL Acc0U~TftdG OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS AND DIVISION B-214443
dPRlL 13, 1984 The Honorable Stephen L. Neal, Chairman Subcommittee on International Trade Investment and Monetary Policy Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: II ‘[ /I ‘I’
123919 ” Ii Eximbank Financing ... |
Date Oct. 7, 1983 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-2 |
Title
. REPORTBY THE‘ US: General Accounting Office
Assessment Of Bilateral Telecommunications Agreements W ith Japan
GAO reviewed implementation of the U.S.Japan Agreement on NTT Procurement and the Understanding on Japan’ Interconnect s Market, both of which became effective January 1, 1981. Through these agreements, Japan opened to foreign competition its domestic telecommunications market. Altho... |
Date Sept. 27, 1983 |
Report No. 122466 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. SEPTEMBER 27, 1983 STATEMENTOF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORETHE HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE COMMERCE, ON CONSUMER,AND MONETARY AFFAIRS ON DEPARTMENT COMMERCE OF EXPORTPROMOTION ACTIVITIES Mr. Chairman... |
Date Sept. 26, 1983 |
Report No. NSIAD-83-69 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERA? ACCOUNTING
Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On International Economic Policy And Trade, Committee On Foreign Affairs House Of Representatives OFFKE l Pros And Cons Of Exporting Alaskan North Slope Oil
U.S. laws restrict the export of oil produced from Alaska’s North Slope fields. Whether some of that oil should now be exported is a subject of debate. The controversy involv... |
Date Aug. 4, 1983 |
Report No. NSIAD-83-8 |
Title
General Accounting Office
PrOspects For Long-Term U.S. Steam Coal Exports To European And Pacific Rim Markets U.S. 1exports of coal used for electricity generation and industrial heating are expected to increase in volume over the long term, but they probably will remain a small porticn of total U.S. coal production, Other countries have much lower production and delivery costs and could underpric... |
Date May 18, 1983 |
Report No. AFMD-81-62S |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Millidns In Losses Continue On Defense Stock Fund Sales lb Foreign Customers
This report supplement contains GAO’s analysis and response to the comments of the Department of Defense subsequent to the GAO report issued to the Congress on September 10, 1981. GAO is responding to the comments at the request of the Chairman, House Committee on Government Opera... |
Date May 5, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-46 |
Title
REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office
Details Of Certain Controversial Export Licensing Decisions Involving Soviet Bloc Countries
Over the years, critics have taken issue with the US. export licensing policy process by calling attention to numerous approved exports which they believe demonstrate that national security interests are not being properly protected. These cases have been mentione... |
Date March 10, 1983 |
Report No. 120766 |
Title
For Release on Delivery
1983 Expected Thursday, at 10 a.m. March 10, STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and Members the of the Subcommittee: We appreciate entitled Sales" cover: "Unrealistic (GAO/ID-83-5, opportunity Use of Loans 8, ... |
Date Jan. 19, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-5 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Unrealistic Use Of Loans To Support Foreign Military Sales To finance foreign military sales, the United States has shifted from an on-budget grant and low-interest direct loan program to an off-budget high-interest loan program. This shift is not entirely realistic because --off-budget loans do not show military assistance and req... |
Date Jan. 18, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-21 |
Title
STUDYBVTHE STAFFOFTHE US ml Accounting Office
Efforts To Promote Exports By Small, Non-Exporting Manufacturers \
Only 12 percent of the Natlon s 252,000 manufacturers market their products overseas Available InformatIon, however, Indicates that many more small U S manufacturers could begin to export If they had the right assistance to overcome Impedements to doing so Trade mlsslons and fairs appea... |
Date Nov. 18, 1982 |
Report No. ID-83-12 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
/ mport Ba n k’s Examination (DfMExport-I Fiswrf Y-4 981 Financial Operations ~88&c! Related Issues
G 0 is unable to express an opinion on the ad quacy of the Export-Import Bank’s rese ves for contingencies and defaults in its 3 fispal year 1981 financial statements. This report discusses the basis of GAO’s qualified opinio... |
Date June 15, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-61S |
Title
isupplement To A Staff Study By The US I(BG@9 IGeneral Accounting Office fan Economic Analysis Of The Pricing ’ Efficiency And Market Organization Of The U.S. Grain Export System
By Dr. Neilson This analysis supplements GAO’s staff “Market Structure And study entitled Pricing Efficiency of U.S. Grain Export System,” GAOICED-82-61. Chase Conklin 118680 GAO/CED-82-81 JUNE 15,1982 S Request f... |
Date June 15, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-61 |
Title
I ‘*r )I in&Y BY THESTAFFOFTHE U.S. General Accounting Office
M;irket Structure And Pri~cing Efficiency Of U.S. Grain Export System
Susoi./cions and innuendos concerning the ssed as is the degree of efficiency hich the overall marketing system about grain export 118679 GAO/CED-82-61
JUNE 15,1982 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling... |
Date June 1, 1982 |
Report No. ID-82-40 |
Title
General Accounting Office
U.S. Security And Military Assistance: Programs And Related Activities ‘This report provides information and annual statistics on security and military assistance provided to foreign countries between fiscal years 1977 and 1983. It also includes data on the financial arrangements and incentives used by the Department of Defense to facilitate foreign military sales and t... |
Date March 18, 1982 |
Report No. ID-82-23 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Trade, Committee On Ways And Means H6use Of Representatives
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
-_ U,S.Military Coproduction Programs Assist Japan In Developing Its Civil Aircraft Industry
In t E post”Wurld War II period, Japan’ airs craf industry grew and developed largely through U.S. military coproduction programs. Muc of the technology tran... |
Date Feb. 12, 1982 |
Report No. ID-82-17 |
Title
STU@Y THE SVVF OF THE U.S. BY General Accounting Office
Departments Of Energy And Commerce Programs To Promote Solar Products in Foreign Markets
During fiscal year 1981, the International Market Development Program conducted a series of overseas trade shows and seminars which produced immediate sales of about $3 million and from which participants projected 1Z-month future sales of about $60 milli... |
Date Sept. 15, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-63 |
Title
REPORTBY THE US. General Accounting Office
Industry Views On The Ability Of The U.S. Photovoltaics Industry To Compete In Foreign Markets
As requested by the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, this report presents the views of over 30 companies and experts in the U.S. photovoltaics industry on the competitiveness of U.... |
Date July 31, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-55 |
Title
BYTHECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable William Proxmire United States Senate Policy Needed At Eximbank For Financing Aircraft Spare Parts And Other Support Items
The Export Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank) finances aircraft spare parts and other support items in connection with loans for commercial aircraft. Borrowers obtain support items either by direct purchase or through cr... |
Date July 27, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-110 |
Title
., . . * . REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Lessons To Be Learned From Offsetting The Impact Of The Soviet Grain Sales Suspension
The Department of Agriculture took actions to offset the impact on farmers of the January 1980-Apri I 198 1 Soviet grain sales suspension. These actions were aimed at stabilizing market prices and included purchase and resale of exporters’ undelive... |
Date June 22, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-125 |
Title
1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE
4 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMEM ECONOMIC DIVISION JUNE 22,1981 B-200759 The Honorable The Secretary Dear Mr. Malcolm Baldrige of Commerce Secretary: Marine Fisheries cFollowup on the National Service's Efforts to Assess the Quality of U.S.-Produced Seafood (CED-81-125) Subject: I to Secretary Philip M. On October 15, 1980, we reported Klu... |
Date May 21, 1981 |
Report No. 115480 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C.
20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected 1O:OO a.m. Thursday, May 21, 1981 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. DIRECTOR, U.S. CONAHAN DIVISION OFFICE 115480 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ACCOUNTING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND THE AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
U.S. HOUSE OF REP... |
Date April 8, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-59 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES RE~.LW~~ U.S. Grain Transportation Network Needs System Perspective To Meet Future World Needs
Grain transportation in the United States is a complex, interrelated activity that is essential to the farmer’s ability to produce and export grain. The major components of the grain transportation system are railroads, waterways, roads, and ports. T... |
Date March 31, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-26 |
Title
RELEASBlb Report To The Chairman, Committee On Foreign Relations United States Senate
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Poor Planning And Management Hamper Effectiveness Of AID’s Program ToIncrease Fertilizer Use In Bangladesh
To help Bangladesh become self-sufficient in foodgrain by 1985, the Agency for International Development (Al D) is making available $150 million over 3 years to help the country develop... |
Date March 18, 1981 |
Report No. 114747 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1981 STATEMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
\ SUBCOMMITTEE BEFORE THE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON - GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REVIEWS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU... |
Date Feb. 27, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-29 |
Title
F SW, w4g BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL’ Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES American Employment Abroad Discouraged By U.S.Income Tax Laws
To adequately promote and service US. roducts and operations in forei n countries, e .S. companies em lay a large Borce of U.S. citizens abroad. cpA0 surveyed a roup of major U.S. companies which report d that US. tax rovisions established by the Foreign Earn... |
Date Feb. 27, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-21 |
Title
m
B\/“T!-iECbtiPTRCLLER GENERAL
I Is’-bSQ Report To The Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Its Role In Development And Trade
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has made progress since 1978 in diversifying its investment portfolio to include more OPIC, of the poorer developing countries. however, has only limited opportunities to e... |
Date Jan. 19, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-18 |
Title
Report ToThe Conlgress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES No Easy Choice: NATO Collaboration And The U.S.Arms Export Control Issue
To date, the administration has been willing to make some compromises on third country sales of weapon systems made from U.S. technology to achieve NATO collaboration on standardization of weapons. These compromises have had both positive and negative effects. If arms transfer concess... |
Date Jan. 6, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-20 |
Title
c ‘li
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 INTERNATIONAL DlVISlON B-200438 Mr. David A. Raymond Acting Director, Trade and Development Program International Development cooperation Agency Dear Mr. Raymond: management action needed K-ncreased help TDP meet its objectivesJ(ID-81-20) JANUARY 6,1981 Subject: We have tion Agency objective of achieving its seas and (2) for de... |
Date Dec. 11, 1980 |
Report No. ID-81-05 |
Title
. . 7 d t wwk REPORTBY THE’ Cbmptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Pr ’ moting Agricultural To Latin Ameiica 7
The Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agri ultural Service uses relatively little of its rces to promote agriculturai exports to America, Additional promotion efforts assist in tapping the potential of this Exports 113946 relies heavily on private trade orand on its judgments, ba... |
Date Dec. 9, 1980 |
Report No. B-200643 |
Title
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Date Nov. 18, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-9 |
Title
E/3 nw
. l . . BY,THECOMPTROLLERGEklEiAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Evaluation Of Selected Features Of U.S.Nuclear Non-Proliferation Lbw And Policy
have nation c n use nuclear fuel services to dictate a! tions to others. The United States, therefore, should avoid undue reliance am its uranium enrichment capability as a tqol to prevent the spread of nuclear wleapons. T e 1978 nuclear ... |
Date Nov. 6, 1980 |
Report No. ID-81-10 |
Title
1 l * m( qclr-f ’ L 11 -3&U BY:THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL R&mrt ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Trade Preference Program Decisions Could Be More Fully Explained
In reoort on the first 5 years of operation of Generalized System df Preferences, which mits some products from developing couno enter the United States duty-free, the ent announced that in the future he may isting authority to ensure that ... |
Date Oct. 15, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-20 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCZOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2OSdS 00(1MuurrYm-K: -mkT olvlslau OCTOBER 76.1980 B-200759 The Honorable The Secretary Philip M. Klutznick of Commerce IIIII I Ill
113548 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: -. 4 Need to Assess #Fe Quality of U.S.-Produced eafood for Domestic and Foreign Consumption (CED-81-20) J The General Accounting Office is studying the adequacy of current Fed... |
Date Sept. 30, 1980 |
Report No. ID-80-21 |
Title
* i% THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Formulation Of U.S.International Energy Policies
The Department of Energy is not the focal point for establishing major U. S. international energy policies, That central role is exercised by the Executive Office of the President, especially the National Security Council. As a result, in examining the adequacy of such policies, fo... |
Date Aug. 21, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-98 |
Title
ml,; ,, f- 0 ’ BY THECOMPTRQLLERGENERAL Repxxt ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES ( The United States Exerts Limited Influence On The International Crude Oil Spot Market
In 1979, volume grew on the crude oil spot market, where oil is exchanged on a day-today basis rather than under long-term contract, While world prices for crude oil sold under contract more than doubled, spot market prices rose ... |