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Energy Department Awards Contracts to Begin Refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
US Department of Energy ^ | Nov. 12, 2025 | US Department of Energy

Posted on 11/15/2025 12:49:52 PM PST by BeauBo

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that contracts have been awarded for the acquisition of approximately one million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The contracts awarded on November 12, 2025, are for deliveries beginning in December 2025 through January 2026 to the Bryan Mound site. This announcement follows the Request for Proposal (RFP) that was announced on October 21, 2025.

President Trump promised to refill the SPR and rebuild America’s strategic strength. Currently, the SPR holds just over 400 million barrels out of its capacity of approximately 700 million barrels. The SPR was severely weakened by the previous administration’s reckless 180-million-barrel drawdown in 2022, which incurred nearly $280 million in costs, delayed critical infrastructure maintenance and put unprecedented wear and tear on storage and injection facilities.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: oil; smartmove; spr; strategic

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Prices are low - good time to buy.
1 posted on 11/15/2025 12:49:52 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: BeauBo

So the next Democrat president can tap into it just before an election, after fuel prices jump due to Democrat energy policies.


2 posted on 11/15/2025 12:52:10 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: BeauBo

Federal judge ordering a halt soon probably.


3 posted on 11/15/2025 12:52:25 PM PST by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure..)
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To: BeauBo

$5 says demonKKKrats will file lawsuit against this, for some idiotic reason.


4 posted on 11/15/2025 12:56:04 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: BeauBo

Considering that 13.5 million barrels of oil are produced a day in the United States, this is just a drop in the bucket.


5 posted on 11/15/2025 12:58:10 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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To: BeauBo

They should never have lowered the reserves in the first place. It was for national defense like for our military, not to use for domestic use.


6 posted on 11/15/2025 12:59:14 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: BeauBo

Fill up now because you’ll pay more later...


7 posted on 11/15/2025 1:01:49 PM PST by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: wally_bert

He bought 1mm barrels recently, announced 10/21.


8 posted on 11/15/2025 1:19:13 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: BeauBo
Currently, the SPR holds just over 400 million barrels out of its capacity of approximately 700 million barrels.

Should be buying around 300 million barrels, then. Just put it on that $38 trillion tab.

9 posted on 11/15/2025 1:38:05 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

The govt can print money. It can’t print oil.


10 posted on 11/15/2025 1:44:39 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Exactly.


11 posted on 11/15/2025 2:01:33 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: BeauBo

definitely it is good for us to have some petroleum reserves ready to ship to market in case our so-called allies in the gulf (truthfully: enemies) decide to play more games with us

applause!
applause!


12 posted on 11/15/2025 3:58:16 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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