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Auction block: US to sell up to 20 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The Bryan Mound storage facility in Brazoria County, Texas shown here is one of four SPR sites in the US.
Auction block: US to sell up to 20 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The Bryan Mound storage facility in Brazoria County, Texas shown here is one of four SPR sites in the US.Photo: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Published 24 August 2021, 21:38Updated 25 August 2021, 15:32