Thursday - March 12, 2026
DOE: United States to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
March 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following statement on March 11, 2026:

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United States to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright released the following statement regarding the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR):

"Earlier today, 32 member nations of the International Energy Agency unanimou . . .

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