[2] In 1973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries placed an oil embargo on nations perceived as assisting Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
[4] In June 1974, the FEO was superseded by the FEA under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 and Executive Order 11790.
The FEA was tasked with managing fuel allocation, pricing regulation, and energy data collection and analysis.
Additionally, subject to congressional review, the FEA could now remove refined petroleum products from pricing controls.
[8][9] Andrew Gibson was nominated to succeed Sawhill in 1974, but was withdrawn before the Senate had a chance to act on it.