WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy is delivering 125,000 barrels of emergency exchange oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Alon USA’s Krotz Springs, Louisiana refinery.

Following completion of the Alon delivery, a cargo of 300,000 barrels will be delivered to Placid Oil’s Port Allen, Louisiana refinery.

The oil was requested by Alon and Placid because of disruptions in supply caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

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