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Originally Posted by tis
And if we tap into the reserve, isn't it only enough for a couple of days?
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At our current consumption rate of about 20 million barrels a day, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would last only 36 days if we were faced with a situation where the oil had to be released all at once.
However, only 4.4 million barrels a day can be withdrawn, extending our supply to 165 days