To: carriage_hill
Good thing the world is at peace and we won’t need the SPR for it’s intended purpose — fueling our military during global crisis and energy shortages.
3 posted on
03/31/2022 10:17:10 AM PDT by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Sorry, I’m not a biologist.”)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
How much is in the SPR?
“There are 700 million barrels (110,000,000 m3) capacity”, is what I found on a search.
7 posted on
03/31/2022 10:20:42 AM PDT by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
The actual purpose of the SPR is not to provide for military contingencies, but to give politicians a means of placating the public whenever gasoline prices get too high.
22 posted on
03/31/2022 10:28:54 AM PDT by
Mr Ramsbotham
("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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