WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy is delivering 500,000 barrels of emergency exchange oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Citgo’s refinery at Lake Charles, Louisiana through the Shell pipeline system.  A delivery of 150,000 barrels is being delivered to Alon USA’s Krotz Springs, Louisiana refinery.

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

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