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Office of Petroleum Reserves
Mission and Vision
The mission of the Office of Petroleum Reserves (OPR) is to protect the United States from severe petroleum supply interruptions through the acquisition, storage, distribution, and management of emergency petroleum stocks, and to carry out the U.S. obligations under the International Energy Program.
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Goals
The Goals of the Office of Petroleum Reserves...
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OPR Programs
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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about
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
March 26, 2026
The Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
Releasing Heating Oil
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The Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
November 6, 2025
Naval Petroleum Reserves
Naval Petroleum Reserves
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Naval Petroleum Reserves
April 18, 2025
Petroleum Reserves
Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve (NGSR)
History of the NGSR
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Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve (NGSR)
December 18, 2024
OPR News
Petroleum Reserves
Energy Department Awards New Contracts from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Advancing Emergency Exchange
The U.S. Department of Energy announced contracts have been awarded for 26 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s West Hackberry site
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about Energy Department Awards New Contracts from Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Advancing Emergency Exchange
April 17, 2026
Petroleum Reserves
Energy Department Awards Contracts for 8.5 Million Barrels from SPR in Second Phase of Emergency Exchange
The U.S. Department of Energy announced contracts have been awarded for 8.5-million-barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s emergency exchange at the Bryan Mound site.
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about Energy Department Awards Contracts for 8.5 Million Barrels from SPR in Second Phase of Emergency Exchange
April 10, 2026
Petroleum Reserves
Energy Department Continues Initiating Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchanges
DOE has issued a Request for Proposal for an additional emergency exchange of up to 30 million barrels of sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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about Energy Department Continues Initiating Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchanges
April 9, 2026
Petroleum Reserves
Energy Department Initiates Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange to Stabilize Global Oil Supply
The U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an additional emergency exchange of up to 10 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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about Energy Department Initiates Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange to Stabilize Global Oil Supply
April 1, 2026
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Additional Information
About the Office of Petroleum Reserves
July 17, 2025