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Strategic Petroleum Reserve
2 articles
Analysis
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StanChart: Record SPR Draws Are Now Thinning the U.S. Oil Buffer
Standard Chartered finds the IEA-coordinated 400-million-barrel reserve pledge is now tightening America's emergency oil cushion as the Hormuz blockade enters month two.
1d ago
Explainer
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What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and how does it actually work?
America's emergency oil stockpile — what it is, where it sits, who can release it, and what it actually does for prices during a crisis. Includes lessons from the 2022 record release.
April 10, 2026