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America's Emergency Oil Reserve Keeps Falling To Decade Lows. Auditors Warn It May Not Be Ready For Another Crisis

Auditors say more than a quarter of the reserve was unavailable for drawdown as aging wells and pipelines limit repairs.

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The U.S: Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell this week to its lowest level since March 1983 after the federal government withdrew a total of 352 million barrels of crude oil over the past four years to respond to geopolitical conflicts.

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The cabinet will sell the first part of its own strategic reserves of oil and fuels in the coming weeks, RTL Z reports. Kerosene will not be released onto the market for the time being, because that market is reportedly under too much pressure, says Hans van Cleef, head of energy research at EqoLibrium. ‘The crisis is less severe for gasoline; for kerosene and diesel, it is somewhat more critical.’

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Energy News for the United States Oil & Gas Industry | EnergyNow.com broke the news on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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