Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the United States’ large emergency stockpile of crude oil maintained to protect against major disruptions in oil supply and stabilize energy markets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
ⓘ
petroleum reserve ⓘ |
| canBeUsedFor |
exchange agreements with oil companies
ⓘ
test sales of crude oil ⓘ |
| commodityStored | crude oil ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdAfter | 1973 oil crisis ⓘ |
| fundingSource | United States federal budget ⓘ |
| governedBy | federal law ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | underground salt cavern storage ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
domestic fuel prices in the United States
ⓘ
global oil markets ⓘ |
| hasType | crude oil stockpile ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| industry | oil and gas ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | United States emergency preparedness system ⓘ |
| isLargestOfType | one of the world’s largest government-owned emergency crude oil stockpiles ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | International Energy Agency emergency stockholding requirements ⓘ |
| isStrategicReserveFor | petroleum ⓘ |
| isToolOf |
President of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States President
|
| legalBasis | Energy Policy and Conservation Act ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy |
Office of Petroleum Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of Petroleum Reserves
|
| maximumCapacity | around 714 million barrels of crude oil ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
|
| owner |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | United States energy policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
emergency oil supply
ⓘ
energy security ⓘ protection against major disruptions in oil supply ⓘ stabilization of energy markets ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | vulnerability revealed by 1973–1974 oil embargo ⓘ |
| releaseAuthorizedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| releaseCondition |
need to stabilize oil markets
ⓘ
severe energy supply interruption ⓘ significant reduction in oil supply ⓘ |
| sector | energy ⓘ |
| shortName | SPR ⓘ |
| startTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| stateWithSite |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| storageMedium | salt caverns ⓘ |
| storageSite |
Bayou Choctaw storage site
ⓘ
Big Hill storage site ⓘ Bryan Mound storage site ⓘ West Hackberry storage site ⓘ |
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United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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U.S. emergency oil stockpile