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

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  1. brightball · · focus · HN ↗
    Chart of strategic reserve levels since 1982, for context

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.macromicro.me&#x2F;charts&#x2F;41674&#x2F;us-strategic-petroleum-reserve" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.macromicro.me&#x2F;charts&#x2F;41674&#x2F;us-strategic-petroleum...

    1. mahboi · · focus · HN ↗
      Beware the Y axis not starting at 0. But it&#x27;s still an insane drop.

        Highcharts.charts.forEach(chart =&gt; { if (chart) chart.yAxis.forEach(axis =&gt; axis.update({ min: 0 })); });
      1. hedora · · 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.
        1. stackghost · · focus · HN ↗
          The red line is a percentage. Axis on the right.
          1. IAmBroom · · focus · HN ↗
            Not quite - the red line is a percentage of &quot;total stocks&quot;. That should mean a number equal or greater than the reserve. Also, the percentage axis starts at 16, not zero, so the problem remains.
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