Department of Energy: U.S. Petroleum Reserves

SPR-UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT CAVERNS

STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE INVENTORY
INVENTORY AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2010
SWEET	SOUR				TOTAL
292.5 million bbls	434 million bbls				726.5 million barrels

THE U.S. HAS 36 DAYS WORTH OF OIL IN THE STRATEGIC OIL RESERVE BUT NOT ENOUGH REFINERIES TO HANDLE TURNING IT INTO GAS IN AN EMERGENCY!
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READ: DOE - Fossil Energy: U.S. Petroleum Reserves