September 24, 2008
Statement from DOE’s Chief Spokesperson Andrew Beck Regarding Delivery of Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy is delivering 250,000 barrels of emergency exchange oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Citgo’s refinery in Lake Charles, La., through the Shell pipeline system.
The oil was requested by Citgo because of disruptions in supply caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
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