WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2025: * * * Energy Department Awards Contracts to Begin Refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that contracts have been awarded for the acquisition of approximately one million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The contracts awarded on November 12, 2025, are for deliveries beginning in December 2025 through Janu  more