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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Justin Vallejo

OIL EXPLAINED: What is the strategic petroleum reserve and why is Joe Biden dipping in

Buried deep within massive salt caverns on the Gulf Of Mexico are the United States’ strategic petroleum reserves.

Over the next six months, one million barrels of oil per day will be pulled from the stash that the US has been squirrelling away for a rainy day since the 1970s energy crisis.

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