September 15, 2008
Statement from DOE’s Chief Spokesperson Andrew Beck Regarding Delivery of Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
WASHINGTON – Today, September 15, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy will deliver 250,000 barrels of emergency exchange oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Marathon Petroleum Company’s Midwest refineries along the Capline pipeline system.
The oil was requested by Marathon because of disruptions in supply caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
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