Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drains to 1983 Levels as Trump Taps Supply
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June 15, 2026
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped to 340.3 million barrels, its lowest point since 1983, according to federal data released Monday. An 8.9-million-barrel drawdown in a single week drove the latest decline, part of an aggressive campaign by the Trump administration to cushion the economic blow of the Iran war. Since the conflict began […]
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