The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is in crisis, depleted to its lowest level since 1983 after pulling over 350 million barrels in four years to respond to global conflicts. Aging infrastructure—described as held together with “Band-Aids”—is struggling under the strain of massive, frequent withdrawals, with over a quarter of the reserve (100 million barrels) currently offline due to construction and maintenance issues. A $1.4 billion repair plan has been scaled back to fit budget constraints, and officials warn that repeating the 180 million barrel emergency release seen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could pose serious operational risks.
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