Healy Baumgardner, (202) 586-4940
September 16, 2008
The oil was requested because of disruptions in supply caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
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For Immediate Release September 16, 2008 |
| Statement from DOE’s Chief Spokesperson Andrew Beck Regarding Delivery of Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve | |
| WASHINGTON – Today, September 16, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy will deliver an additional 239,000 barrels of emergency exchange oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Conoco Phillips Company’s Wood River refinery along the Capline pipeline system.
The oil was requested because of disruptions in supply caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. |
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| U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C. | |