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It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/business/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-falls-to-40-year-low-below-300-million-barrels","slug":"us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-falls-to-40-year-low-below-300-million-barrels","url":"https://mediabias.news/business/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-falls-to-40-year-low-below-300-million-barrels","title":"US Strategic Petroleum Reserve falls to 40-year low below 300 million barrels","subtitle":"Drawdowns to offset Iran war disruptions leave caverns at risk, experts warn, as prices hit record highs","excerpt":"The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped below 300 million barrels for the first time since 1983, reaching its lowest level in over 40 years. The drawdown, aimed at stabilising fuel prices during the Iran war, has raised concerns about cavern integrity and future emergency response capacity.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T01:45:57.515Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-16T12:33:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T17:45:56.827Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":58,"hype":32,"notes":{"trust":"Corroborated by multiple outlets","critic":"Lacks direct quotes from diverse sources","hype":"Sensational language in some headlines"}},"tags":["#StrategicPetroleumReserve","#USOilReserves","#IranWar","#EnergySecurity","#GasPrices"],"entities":["US Strategic Petroleum Reserve","Donald Trump","Joe Biden","Amos Hochstein","Department of Energy","Strait of Hormuz"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell below 300 million barrels in August 2026, its lowest level since 1983, after drawdowns to offset disruptions from the Iran war.","Experts warn that reducing the reserve to less than 300 million barrels risks damaging the salt caverns where oil is stored, potentially limiting future emergency responses.","The Trump administration released 172 million barrels as part of an exchange programme, leaving the reserve at an estimated 243 million barrels once allocations are complete.","Gasoline prices hit a mid-August record of $4.07 per gallon, with analysts estimating that strategic releases prevented prices from rising by $10 to $15 per barrel."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dropped below 300 million barrels in August 2026, reaching its lowest level since 1983. The Department of Energy reported the decline earlier this month, marking the first time the reserve has fallen below that threshold in over four decades. The US began the year with approximately 415 million barrels."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The drawdown follows releases aimed at stabilising global oil markets amid disruptions from the Iran war, particularly closures in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. The Trump administration authorised a 172-million-barrel exchange, which will leave the SPR at an estimated 243 million barrels once allocations are complete. The Biden administration previously conducted a 180-million-barrel sale in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Experts have warned that reducing the reserve below 300 million barrels risks damaging the salt caverns where the oil is stored. Amos Hochstein, a senior energy advisor to President Joe Biden, told CNBC that the reserve could not be safely depleted below that level without risking structural integrity. A Department of Energy spokesman disputed this, stating that the caverns remain full, with only the ratio of oil to water changing as oil is withdrawn."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements over cavern safety and future capacity"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Department of Energy maintains that the SPR’s storage caverns are not at risk of collapse, as reported by Live Mint. A spokesman said the caverns are always full, with oil and water ratios shifting as oil is withdrawn. However, Amos Hochstein, as quoted by Live Mint, called claims that the reserve could safely drop to 70 million barrels \"nonsense,\" warning that such a level would render the reserve irrecoverable. Siddharth Misra, a petroleum engineering professor at Texas A&M University, told CNBC that the practical operational floor for the reserve is between 250 and 300 million barrels."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned the warnings from experts about cavern damage or the operational risks of reducing the reserve below 300 million barrels. The left-rated reports and the centre-rated report included these details. The right-rated digest also did not report the record gasoline prices or the estimated impact of strategic releases on oil prices."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Cryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market Cap","url":"https://cryptocurrency.com.tr/us-oil-reserves-fall-to-lowest-level-in-over-40-years-344070","headline":"US oil reserves fall to lowest level in over 40 years","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T00:33:01.000Z"},{"sourceName":"IBTimes UK","url":"https://ibtimes.co.uk/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-lowest-level-1982-1814745","headline":"Trump's Oil Reserve Releases Push US Stockpile to Its Lowest Point in Over Four Decades","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T22:46:28.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Crypto Briefing","url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/us-spr-300-million-barrels-iran-conflict","headline":"US Energy Secretary Wright says SPR will exceed 300 million barrels by end of Iran conflict","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T19:02:51.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Calgary's Business","url":"https://calgarysbusiness.ca/viewpoint/trumps-hormuz-blockade-is-sabotaging-his-push-for-cheap-gas","headline":"Trump’s Iran blockade is sabotaging his push for cheap gas","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T18:54:25.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Troy Media","url":"https://troymedia.com/business/trumps-hormuz-blockade-is-sabotaging-his-push-for-cheap-gas","headline":"Trump’s Iran blockade is sabotaging his push for cheap gas","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T18:54:25.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Fortune","url":"https://fortune.com/2026/08/17/depleted-us-strategic-oil-reserves-risk-damaging-salt-caverns-iran-war","headline":"U.S. strategic reserves are getting so low it threatens damaging the 60 underground salt caverns storing American oil","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T18:22:05.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Anadolu Ajansı","url":"https://aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-strategic-oil-reserve-falls-to-lowest-level-since-1982/4029794","headline":"US strategic oil reserve falls to lowest level since 1982","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T17:31:36.263Z"},{"sourceName":"شفق نيوز","url":"https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%AF/%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-1982","headline":"US Oil Inventories at Lowest Level Since 1982 - Shafaq News","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T17:22:52.000Z"},{"sourceName":"doe.gov","url":"https://spr.doe.gov/dir/dir.html","headline":"Strategic Petroleum Reserve Inventory 2005","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T16:34:32.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The National Pulse","url":"https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/08/17/u-s-petroleum-reserve-drained-to-40-year-low-storage-caverns-at-risk","headline":"U.S. Petroleum Reserve Drained to 40‑Year Low, Storage Caverns at Risk.","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T16:21:11.000Z"},{"sourceName":"scheerpost.com","url":"https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/17/us-oil-reserves-plunge-to-40-year-low-war-on-iran-strains-supplies","headline":"US Oil Reserves Plunge To 40-Year Low; War On Iran Strains Supplies","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T13:10:35.000Z"},{"sourceName":"tjvnews.com","url":"https://tjvnews.com/news/national/strategic-petroleum-reserve-falls-below-300-million-barrels-raising-fears-of-cavern-damage","headline":"Strategic Petroleum Reserve Falls Below 300 Million Barrels, Raising Fears of Cavern Damage","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T10:45:54.000Z"},{"sourceName":"IBTimes","url":"https://ibtimes.com/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-keeps-dwindling-experts-are-warning-its-facing-structural-peril-3806471","headline":"The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Keeps Dwindling. 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