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U.S. Oil Reserve Hits 40-Year Low, Caverns at Risk

Published 18 August 2026

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level in four decades, dropping below 300 million barrels for the first time since the early 1980s as the government releases stored crude to counter global supply disruptions caused by the war with Iran.

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