# US authorizes emergency release of up to 400,000 barrels from strategic reserve

https://mins.news/en/item/113100

- Reuters, 2026-10-23 17:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-authorizes-emergency-release-up-400000-oil-barrels-strategic-reserve-2026-10-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adb92abde7d36000197dbbe

> The US Department of Energy said Friday it had approved an emergency exchange of as much as 400,000 barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address a supply disruption affecting Phillips 66’s Lake Charles refinery in Louisiana.

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