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U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls to Lowest Level Since 1982

182 points · 234 comments · thelastgallon

brightball · 1790651317 · focus · HN ↗
Chart of strategic reserve levels since 1982, for context
<a href="https://en.macromicro.me/charts/41674/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve" rel="nofollow">https://en.macromicro.me/charts/41674/us-strategic-petroleum...
1. mahboi · 1790652658 · focus · HN ↗
  Beware the Y axis not starting at 0. But it's still an insane drop.
  Highcharts.charts.forEach(chart => { if (chart) chart.yAxis.forEach(axis => axis.update({ min: 0 })); });
  1. hedora · 1790653828 · focus · HN ↗
    Though note that, for some reason, the last 250M barrels are not physically extractable from the SPR, and the red line has dropped to 284M.
    unethical_ban · 1790654279 · focus · HN ↗
    Source on that? Not doubting, just curious. If true that explains the Y axis starting there.
    leetrout · 1790654846 · focus · HN ↗
    Good summary about the physical and statutory limits
    <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/less-300-million-barrels-left-110000922.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/less-300-million-barr...

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