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Less than 300 million barrels left: the engineering limits threatening the American Strategic Petroleum Reserve

America’s energy security is facing its own "300" moment, when Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force.

America’s energy security is facing its own "300" moment, when Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force.

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Why it matters

The nearing engineering limits of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve pose a significant structural constraint on a critical national energy security asset, potentially affecting energy markets and credit conditions linked to energy infrastructure and policy, with broad implications for lenders and borrowers in the sector.

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