18 days ago · United States
US to release 40 million barrels of crude from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 29 Sept 2026, 16:43 UTC. The headline in use is “US to release 40 million barrels of crude from Strategic Petroleum Reserve”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The US energy department said on Tuesday it is offering to loan energy companies 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), in an effort to control soaring fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. The US agreed in March to loan 172 million barrels of…
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- First reported by Middle East Eye
US to release 40 million barrels of crude from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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