Department of Defense Fuel Costs in Iraq

Andrews, Anthony ; Schwartz, Moshe

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Energy;    Fuel;    Fuel consumption;    Defense budgets;    Defense economics;   

RP-ID  :  RS22923
RP-ID  :  RS22923_2008Jul23

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the average price of fuels purchased for military operations in Iraq has steadily increased. The disparity between the higher price of fuel supplied to the United States Central Command compared to Iraq's civilian populationhas been a point of contention. Several factors contribute to the disparity, including the different types of fuel used by the military compared to Iraqi civilians, the Iraqi government's price subsidies, and the level pricing that the DOD's Defense Logistics Agency charges for military customers around the world. The Iraqi government has been pressured to reduce its fuel subsidy and black market fuel prices remain higher than the official subsidized price.