SPR

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The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is the United States’ emergency stockpile of crude oil maintained to mitigate disruptions in petroleum supplies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal program
national oil reserve
petroleum reserve
strategic stockpile
abbreviation SPR
category Energy infrastructure in the United States
country United States of America
drawdownAuthority President of the United States
establishedInYear 1975
fullName United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve
hasEffect enhances U.S. energy security
provides buffer against crude oil supply disruptions
hasEmergencyUse release of crude oil during geopolitical crises
release of crude oil during natural disasters
hasEnvironmentalRegulation subject to U.S. federal environmental laws
hasPart Bayou Choctaw site
Big Hill site
Bryan Mound site
West Hackberry site
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry oil and gas industry
legalBasis Energy Policy and Conservation Act
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Louisiana
Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOnTerrainFeature U.S. Gulf Coast
maintainedBy United States Department of Energy
maximumCapacity around 714 million barrels of crude oil
operator Office of Petroleum Reserves
United States Department of Energy
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf United States energy policy
productStored crude oil
purpose emergency stockpile of crude oil
mitigate disruptions in petroleum supplies
regulates emergency crude oil drawdowns
relatedTo Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
International Energy Agency
sector energy security
status operational
storageType underground salt caverns
subjectOf U.S. federal energy legislation
supervisedBy United States Secretary of Energy
usedFor responding to severe energy supply interruptions
stabilizing oil markets during supply shocks
supporting international energy commitments

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve abbreviation SPR
subject linked to: SPR