>(you) were told what was going to happen. Strategic. Pre_planned.
Remember when Biden was an idiot because gas was approaching $3 / gallon, and he was drawing down the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
$4.58 where I am, and the SPR is functionally depleted next week.
daily, since January 20, 2025.
Based on the supplied reporting and official series, the best-supported answer is that the SPR held roughly 349 million barrels as of the week ending June 5, 2026, down from about 411 million at year‑end 2025 and falling at a rate of roughly 8–9 million barrels per week during early June — with small discrepancies across data aggregators traceable to which weekly snapshot each outlet used
That number is actually from June 5. And The salt caverns self-destruct when you get below 190 million, and there is supposed to be a quantity set aside for military usage, you know, like refueling tankers over the Persian Gulf. But yeah, let's empty it and pretend everything is fine.
https://factually.co/fact-checks/energy/us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-current-oil-volume-ebeaec