Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site is located in Brazoria County, Texas, approximately 65 miles south of Houston. Storage facilities provide space for more than 220 million barrels of crude oil in a salt dome that contains 1.5 cubic miles of salt to the 10,500 foot depth level. A 36-inch diameter pipeline carries brine from the leaching process 12.5 miles out into the Gulf of Mexico. Bryan Mound draw down volumes could exceed one million barrels of crude oil per day.

The United States/Russia Commercial Energy Summit was held in Houston, Texas, October 1-2, 2002. As part of the summit, Secretary Abraham and Russian Minister of Energy Igor Yusufov visited DOE's Strategic Petroleum Reserve Bryan Mound site in Freeport, Texas.

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

West Hackberry, the second largest storage sites in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in a salt dome that contains 15.1 cubic miles of salt, when measured above the 10,500 foot level. West Hackberry is connected to the Texoma Pipeline, which runs northward to Cushing, Oklahoma, and another existing pipeline distribution network. West Hackberry has a total of 22 storage caverns with a combined capacity to store 227 million barrels of crude oil and can be drawn down at a design rate of 1.4

METER SKID AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PIG LAUNCHER/RECEIVER AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

METER SKID AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

CEMENTED WELL PAD AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

RAW WATER PUMP AT BAYOU CHOCTAW. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT-WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

AERIAL OF WORK OVER RIG ON A BAYOU CHOCTAW WELL PAD. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/DISTRIBUTION. THE BAYOU CHOCTAW SITE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 400 ACRES, 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE. MORE THAN 50 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WILL BE STORED AT BAYOU CHOCTAW, WITH A DESIGN DRAW DOWN RATE OF MORE THAN 450,000 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER DAY. THE STORAGE SITE IS CONNECTED BY A 36-INCH PIPELINE TO THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL. BRINE FROM LEACHING ACTIVITY AT BAYOU CHOCTAW IS INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SALT WATER AQUIFIERS AT A LOCATION ABOUT TWO AND ONE HALF MILES FROM THE STORAGE FACILITY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

RAW WATER BOOSTER PUMPS AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELLHEAD AND RIG. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL HEAD AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

CLOSE-UP OF A WELLHEAD AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL HEAD WITH PIPING, WORK OVER RIG AND BLANKET OIL DELIVERY TRUCKS. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELLHEAD AT BIG HILL SPR SITE. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL HEAD WITH MAINTENANCE WORKER. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PIPING ON A WELL PAD AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

CAVERN PIPING ON WELL PAD. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELLHEAD AT BIG HILL SPR SITE. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL HEAD AND PIPING ON A WELL PAD. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL PAD PIPING AND WORK OVER RIG AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

RAW WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

RAW WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

HIGH PRESSURE PUMP PAD. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

POWER SUB-STATION, MAINTENANCE GARAGE, AND MASTER CONTROL CENTER AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAWDOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL PAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL PADS WITH FRAC TANKS AND A WORK OVER RIG. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAW DOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELL PAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT BIG HILL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. THE BIG HILL STORAGE SITE IS LOCATED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, 20 MILES SOUTH- WEST OF BEAUMONT, AND IS SITUATED ON APPROXIMATELY 275 ACRES OF LAND. THE SURFACE OF THE SALT DOME IS A MOUND RISING 27 FEET ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE DOME IS SHAPED LIKE A CYLINDRICAL COLUMN TILTED TO THE SOUTH. THE THICKNESS OF THE CAPROCK VARIES FROM 850 FEET TO 1,350 FEET, MAKING IT ONE OF THE THICKEST KNOWN LAYERS OF CAPROCK OF THE GULF COAST SALT DOMES. THE CAPROCK IS COMPRISED OF LIMESTONE, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE. BIG HILL HAS STORAGE CAPACITY OF 160 MILLION BARRELS AND A DRAWDOWN CAPABILITY OF 930,000 BARRELS PER DAY. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

Drilling rig at Well 20A. Rig on Well 15A in background. With a capacity of 727 million barrels, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the largest stockpile of government-owned emergency crude oil in the world. Established in the aftermath of the 1973-74 oil embargo, the SPR provides the President with a powerful response option should a disruption in commercial oil supplies threaten the U.S. economy. It is also the critical component for the United States to meet its International Energy Agency obligation to maintain emergency oil stocks, and provides a national defense fuel reserve.

PIPING AND BRINE PUMPS FOR INTERIM FILL PHASE II. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

THE WELL HEAD ON PAD 108 IS THE FIRST ONE BUILT DURING THE EXPANSION AT THE SITE. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITH- DRAW AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

Pumps on pedestals at high pressure pumping station. With a capacity of 727 million barrels, the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is the largest stockpile of government-owned emergency crude oil in the world. Established in the aftermath of the 1973-74 oil embargo, the SPR provides the President with a powerful response option should a disruption in commercial oil supplies threaten the U.S. economy. It is also the critical component for the United States to meet its International Energy Agency obligation to maintain emergency oil stocks, and provides a national defense fuel reserve.

BRINE RESERVOIR SOUTH OF CAVERN 15. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PIPING TO PUMPING STATION FROM BRINE BOOSTER STATION WITH RIG ON WELL 15A IN BACKGROUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

LOOKING NORTH AT DRILLING RIG ON WELL NO. 15 WITH BRINE PIPELINE IN FOREGROUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WELLHEAD NO. 18 IN FOREGROUND WITH THE DRILLING RIG ON WELL NO. 18A IN BACKGROUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

MEASUREMENTS BEING TAKEN AT THE FILL HOLE SITE. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

AERIAL VIEW OF THREE (WHITE) DOE CRUDE OIL STORAGE TANKS IN THE FOREGROUND AT THE SUNOCO TERMINAL NEAR NEDERLAND, TX. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

CREW INSTALLING SQUEEGEE INTO THE NEW DOE CRUDE OIL 42-INCH PIPELINE NEAR NEDERLAND, TEXAS, TO WEST HACKBERRY, LA. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. THE FIRST CRUDE OIL WAS PUMPED IN BEHIND THE WATER FLUSH AND BEGAN CREEPING AT LESS THAN ONE MILE AN HOUR THROUGH THE LINE. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

A CREW TURNS ON THE VALVES AT AN OIL TERMINAL NEAR NEDERLAND, TEXAS. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. THIS SENDS CRUDE OIL THROUGH 42-INCH UNDERGROUND PIPELINE EXTENDING 42 MILES SOUTH EAST TO THE DOE WEST HACKBERRY, LA., STORAGE CAVERNS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PUSHING SQUEEGEE INTO REDUCER FOR LAUNCHING IN THE 42-INCH PIPELINE NEAR NEDERLAND, TEXAS. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

DOE 42-INCH PIPELINE PUMP STATION AND MANIFOLD PIPING AT SUNOCO TERMINAL. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

TANKER UNLOADING (DOE) CRUDE OIL (ON THE NATCHEZ RIVER) AT THE SUNOCO TERMINAL NEAR NEDERLAND, TEXAS. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. THE CRUDE IS PUMPED TO DOE STORAGE TANKS AND THEN INTO A 42-INCH PIPELINE TO THE WEST HACKBERRY, LA.,STORAGE CAVERNS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

ST. JAMES DOCK #1 - 84 INCH STEEL PILE FOR DOLPHINS ON BRIDGE IN FOREGROUND. ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS & CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 173 ACRES OF LAND, 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE, ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IT IS THE ONLY TERMINAL OWNED BY THE DOE'S STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES. THE TERMINAL FACILITY HAS TWO DOCKS WHERE LARGE TANKERS UNLOAD CRUDE OIL AND SIX STORAGE TANKS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 2 MILLION BARRELS. THE TERMINAL CONNECTS VIA PIPELINE TO THE BAYOU CHOCTAW AND WEEKS ISLAND STORAGE SITES. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

OVERALL VIEW OF THE CRUDE OIL SHORTAGE TANKS AT ST. JAMES TERMINAL. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COSTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS & CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. THE ST. JAMES TERMINAL IS LOCATED ON ABOUT 173 ACRES OF LAND, 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BATON ROUGE, ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IT IS THE ONLY TERMINAL OWNED BY THE DOE'S STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES. THE TERMINAL FACILITY HAS TWO DOCKS WHERE LARGE TANKERS UNLOAD CRUDE OIL AND SIX STORAGE TANKS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 2 MILLION BARRELS. THE TERMINAL CONNECTS VIA PIPELINE TO THE BAYOU CHOCTAW AND WEEKS ISLAND STORAGE SITES. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

WORKER CONTROLS FLOW OF CRUDE OIL THROUGH LOADING ARM AT BULL BAY TERMINAL. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

BARGE LOADED WITH DOE CRUDE OIL AT BULL BAY TERMINAL. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

OVERALL VIEW OF BARGES LOADED WITH DOE CRUDE OIL DOCKED AT BULL BAY TERMINAL. THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

MEASUREMENTS BEING TAKEN AT THE FILL HOLE SITE. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

MEASUREMENTS BEING TAKEN AT THE CRUDE OIL FILL HOLE SITE. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

MEASUREMENTS BEING TAKEN AT THE CRUDE OIL FILL HOLE SITE. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT-OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

DOE SERVICE SHAFT INTO THE MINE AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

VIEW OF A VAST UNDERGROUND CAVERN AT THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE'S WEEKS ISLAND STORAGE SITE IN LOUISIANA. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE (SPR) WAS CREATED TO HELP REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF POTENTIAL OIL SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS. STORAGE SITES MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE SPR,AND STORAGE AREAS, SUCH AS THIS ONE AT WEEKS ISLAND, LA, HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS. DOE'S FY 1986 BUDGET DOCUMENT PROPOSED AN INDEFINITE MORATORIUM ON FURTHER SPR DEVELOPMENT. THE RESERVE, WHICH WILL CONTAIN OVER 489 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL BY THE END OF FY 1985, IS TO BE MAINTAINED IN STANDBY READINESS CONDITION. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

FRAMEWORK FOR THE NEW HEAD FRAME OVER THE PRODUCTION SHAFT AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PIG LAUNCHER/RECEIVER AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

CRUDE OIL PUMPS AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

GAS RECOVERY UNIT AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PROVER LOOP AND METER SKID AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PRODUCTION SHAFT CONTROL ROOM. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS & LOUISIANA & A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

METER SKID AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

VIEW OF A VAST UNDERGROUND CAVERN AT THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE'S WEEKS ISLAND STORAGE SITE IN LOUISIANA. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

DOE SERVICE SHAFT INTO THE MINE AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN /DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

METER SKID AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN /DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

PROVER LOOP AND METER SKID AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL .For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

GAS RECOVERY UNIT AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA AND A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA, AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

METER SKID AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS & LOUISIANA & A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

METER SKID AT WEEKS ISLAND. SINCE 1976, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO STOCKPILE CRUDE OIL. THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITY PROGRAM HAS FIVE UNDERGROUND CRUDE OIL STORAGE FACILITIES IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE GULF COASTS OF TEXAS & LOUISIANA & A GOVERNMENT- OWNED MARINE TERMINAL ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. JAMES, LOUISIANA. THE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE BAYOU CHOCTAW, WEEKS ISLAND, WEST HACKBERRY IN LOUISIANA AND BRYAN MOUND AND BIG HILL IN TEXAS. THESE FIVE STORAGE SITES ARE ORGANIZED INTO THREE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONNECTED BY DOE PIPELINES TO COMMERCIAL CRUDE OIL PIPELINE NETWORKS AND MARINE TERMINAL FACILITIES FOR DRAW DOWN/ DISTRIBUTION. WEEKS ISLAND IS A COASTAL "ISLAND" LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS. THE WEEKS ISLAND STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE SITE IS THE ONLY SITE WHERE CRUDE OIL IS STORED IN AN UNDERGROUND SALT MINE, ACQUIRED FROM MORTON SALT COMPANY. A SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS AND CORRIDORS EXCAVATED FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF SALT WAS SEALED OFF BY SPR, IT PROVIDES STORAGE SPACE FOR 75 MILLION BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL. WEEKS ISLAND IS CONNECTED TO ST. JAMES VIA A 36-INCH PIPELINE THAT TRAVERSES THE 69 MILES EASTWARD TO ST. JAMES TERMINAL. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

Awardees (not all pictured): Jorge Aguinaga, Racheal P. Baldwin, Lansen C. Barrow, Michael Corule, Gary F. Durel, Patricia C. Ehrle, Julianna R. Gallego, Kelley M. Gele Lionel J. Gele, Jr., William C. Gibson, Jr., Ralph R. Habbaz, Nathan T. Harvey, Marshall, B. Jackson, David F. Johnson, Robert J. Kahl III, Allison W. Kuhn, Nancy T. Marland, Michael E. McWilliams, Lindsa Partusch-Goldstein, Anthony Earl Pate, John M. Powell, Anne M. Quern, James M. Quern, Grant G. Rivera, Suresh M. Sevak, Nabil A. Shourbaji, George R. Shutt, Sheldra A. Wormhoudt. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve 2011 Drawdown Team is recognized for exemplary performance in the successful sale, drawdown and delivery of 30 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the President ordered a drawdown of the Reserve to join the International Energy Agency’s collective response to the shutdown of Libya's oil industry. The 2011 Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdown was the largest emergency release of strategic petroleum stocks ever accomplished and was completed on time and without any accidents, environmental incidents, or delivery problems. It was also the first time that the President did not provide a waiver to Jones Act requirements that would have allowed foreign marine vessels to load and deliver the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s crude oil.