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29. Nevertheless... that isn't most of what is stored in the SPR

Reply to paleotn (Reply #28)

Tue May 26, 2026, 01:58 PM

6 hrs ago

Two reasons -

Most of the time that withdrawals are made - it's to replace supplies from other sources (anticipating the kinds of issues implied by your earlier concern), and...

Most of what is in there predates fracking (largely from the 80s) and was from when large portions of our imports were sour

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