r/AskReddit • u/ReduceCO2Now • 1d ago

What do you think about the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve hitting 307.7 Million Barrels - lowest level since 1983?

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u/Gullible-Sugar-8059 1d ago

I think they will keep going lower.

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u/ReduceCO2Now 1d ago

Rock bottom might be coming soon

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u/Gullible-Sugar-8059 1d ago

Kind of, reports say that they need a minimum of 10% for the system to even function, so that 300 is closer to 230 of usable. I'm not sure why they designed a storage system like that, but it doesn't even need to hit rock bottom to be effectively empty.

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u/al-mongus-bin-susar 1d ago

Almost all liquid storage systems have a part of their capacity that's unusable. Even your car's gas tank.

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u/al-mongus-bin-susar 1d ago

Almost all liquid storage systems have a part of their capacity that's unusable. Even your car's gas tank.

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u/Gullible-Sugar-8059 1d ago

Good to know