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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. tehjoker · 1790654825 · focus · HN ↗
  I heard John Mearshimer say on a podcast that ~230k barrels, you can't go lower without damaging the caverns the oil is stored in, so we're pretty close to it being over.
  1. pas · 1790675441 · focus · HN ↗
    every time oil is removed the walls are damaged (because they pump in water to force out the oil, which dissolves more of the walls)
    <a href="https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-the-strategic-petroleum-reserve" rel="nofollow">https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-the-strategic-pet...

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