
100 Million Barrels of Strategic Oil Reserves to be Sold
Recent U.S. legislation has directed the sale of more than 100 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in government fiscal years 2022 through 2027. Based on legislated sales established in multiple acts of Congress, the SPR could decline by about 40% in the coming decade while still meeting requirements for petroleum import coverage, the EIA said.