US authorises emergency release of up to 400,000 oil barrels from strategic reserve

Published October 23, 2026 Updated October 23, 2026 07:44pm

The US Department of Energy has authorised the emergency exchange of up to 400,000 barrels of crude oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address a supply disruption affecting Phillips 66’s Lake Charles refinery in Louisiana, Reuters reports.

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