Sen. Murkowski: Opening Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Storage is a Good Step
April 04, 2020
April 04, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement in support of the Energy Department's request for proposals to allow companies to temporarily store up to 30 million barrels of oil in the strategic petroleum reserve:
"While I believe the Strategic Petroleum Reserve should be refilled to its maximum capacity as soon as possible, I support this creative initiative by the Department . . .
"While I believe the Strategic Petroleum Reserve should be refilled to its maximum capacity as soon as possible, I support this creative initiative by the Department . . .