Foreign Oil Dependence Series: Iraq

NPR | By Christopher Joyce

Published December 24, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

In this first of four stories on the United States' dependence on foreign oil, NPR's Christopher Joyce looks at the effect war with Iraq may have on US oil supply and demand.

Christopher Joyce

Christopher Joyce is a correspondent on the science desk at NPR. His stories can be heard on all of NPR's news programs, including NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

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