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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. leereeves · · focus · HN ↗
        It&#x27;s a big drop, but most of it happened in 2021-2023, when reserves fell by roughly 300K from 650K to 350K. The SPR only recovered a little bit before the recent 130K drop from 415K to 285K.

        What was the SPR being used for a few years ago?

        Edit: Whoever downvoted, would you be willing to explain why?

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