The US DOE is going to dump up to 40m barrels from the SPR – This means that there is a scenario SPR will fall as low as ~240m
Maybe they are willing to test whether or not it’s true the salt caverns will collapse if not enough oil in them 🤔 https://t.co/Je2DiEus0y pic.twitter.com/qptODiXguk
— JustDario (@DarioCpx) June 11, 2026
SPR is stored in salt caverns with the pressure of the crude oil + replacement brine keeping the cavern walls & ceilings structurally intact.
But brine is denser than crude. So the higher the ratio brine/crude, the lower the pressure, the higher the risk of salt creep and…
— Balto Star (@baltostar) June 11, 2026
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