US to offer 40 million barrels of oil from reserve
The release is intended to curb rising fuel prices driven by conflicts in Iran and Ukraine.
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What this story says
- The US Department of Energy will offer 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
- The release is intended to reduce high fuel prices, which have been exacerbated by the war in Iran and Russia's war in Ukraine.
- The oil will be offered through an exchange, requiring companies to return a larger quantity of oil at a later date.
- Bids for the oil exchange are due by October 6.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 7 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
15 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The US Department of Energy has announced it will offer 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This action is intended to address rising fuel prices, which have been impacted by the war in Iran and Russia's war in Ukraine. The barrels will be made available through an exchange mechanism, a process that requires companies to return a greater volume of oil to the reserve at a future date. Bids from interested companies are due by October 6.
Disagreement on the total release
El Diario reports that the 40 million barrels represent the final portion of a larger emergency release of 172 million barrels. Oil Price also states this is the final tranche of 172 million barrels pledged by the United States for a coordinated release organised by the International Energy Agency. However, La República states that in June, the Trump administration offered to lend the last 40 million barrels of that IEA agreement, implying this is a separate, smaller release.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports covered this story. The right-rated reports did not mention the specific details of the exchange mechanism requiring companies to return more oil later, nor did they include the bid deadline of October 6.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 29 Sept 2026, 20:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- Both centre-rated outlets reported that the US Department of Energy will offer 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to curb rising fuel prices. El Diario stated this release is part of a larger 172 million barrel emergency release. Oil Price noted that the reserve was expected to fall to its lowest level since 1982 and that distillate inventories were 14% below the five-year average. Both outlets mentioned the oil exchange requires companies to return more oil later, with Oil Price specifying that the exchange program is expected to return roughly 200 million barrels to the reserve. Oil Price also reported that Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged European countries to meet their own emergency stock commitments.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the US offering 40 million barrels of oil from its strategic reserve. Times of India mentioned this was to counteract rising oil prices impacted by conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, and that Indian refiners were bracing for a decline in Russian oil supplies. News-pravda.com attributed the release to a decision by Trump. Seeking Alpha noted the release was to curb gasoline prices amid the Iran conflict and mentioned urging Europe to meet IEA pledges. Vz.ru stated the US Department of Energy published a tender document with applications accepted until October 6 and deliveries in November and December 2026. Globo also stated the release was to contain fuel prices due to the conflict with Iran and Russia's war against Ukraine.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover US to offer 40 million barrels of oil from reserve?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 63% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is US to offer 40 million barrels of oil from reserve left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of US to offer 40 million barrels of oil from reserve biased?
- US to offer 40 million barrels of oil from reserve is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting US to offer 40 million barrels of oil from reserve?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered US to offer 40 million barrels of oil from reserve?
- 15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How much oil will the US release from its reserve?
- The US Department of Energy will offer 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This release is intended to help lower fuel prices.
- Why is the US releasing oil from its reserve?
- The release is intended to curb rising fuel prices. These prices have been driven up by the war in Iran and Russia's war in Ukraine.
- What are the conditions for companies receiving the oil?
- The oil will be offered through an exchange. Companies that receive the oil will be required to return a larger quantity of oil to the reserve at a later date.
- When are bids for the oil exchange due?
- Companies interested in bidding for the oil exchange must submit their bids by October 6.
Read it at the source
15 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
3- US Will Extract More Oil From the Emergency Reserve (opens El Diario in a new tab)
- U.S. taps more oil from emergency reserve (opens Transport Topics in a new tab)
Transport Topics — is Transport Topics biased? Our profile of this outlet
- U.S. Taps Strategic Oil Reserve Again as Diesel Tops $6 (opens Oil Price in a new tab)
Right
5- US to lend 40 million barrel oil from strategic reserve as Ukraine war strains global supply (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The United States will release up to 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by Trump's decision — the press service of the US Department of Energy (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- U.S. to release 40M more barrels from oil reserve as fuel prices surge (USO:NYSEARCA) (opens Seeking Alpha in a new tab)
Seeking Alpha — is Seeking Alpha biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The US Has Allocated 40 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Reserve (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- US to Release 40 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Reserve (opens Globo in a new tab)
Not rated
7- Trump Administration Releases 40 Million Barrels From Strategic Petroleum Reserves (opens dialogos.com.cy in a new tab)
dialogos.com.cy — is dialogos.com.cy biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US Will Extract More Oil From the Emergency Reserve (opens eldiariodechihuahua.mx in a new tab)
eldiariodechihuahua.mx — is eldiariodechihuahua.mx biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The US Intends to Release 40 Million Barrels of Oil From the Oil Reserve (opens 1prime.ru in a new tab)
- Washington Is Pulling 40 Million Barrels Out of Its Oil Reserves. (opens Beirut 24 in a new tab)
- Oil Turns Around: WTI Falls 2% After U.S. Coup (opens negocios.com in a new tab)
negocios.com — is negocios.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The United States Will Release 40 Million Barrels of Crude From the Strategic Reserve (opens La República in a new tab)
La República — is La República biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The United States Will Release 40 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Its Strategic Reserve (opens El Economista in a new tab)
El Economista — is El Economista biased? Our profile of this outlet
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