US emergency oil stockpile drains to near-1980s lows
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The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is shrinking rapidly due to ongoing releases amid the Iran war, down to about 374 million barrels—the lowest since the early 1980s—with roughly half of withdrawals exported to Asia and Europe; domestic inventories like Cushing are nearing operational lows (about 24.5 million barrels). Analysts warn that refilling the SPR later could keep prices elevated, and while export-restriction talk exists, none are currently on the table.
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