Mission and Vision
The mission of the Office of Petroleum Reserves (OPR) is to protect the United States from severe petroleum supply interruptions through the acquisition, storage, distribution, and management of emergency petroleum stocks, and to carry out the U.S. obligations under the International Energy Program.
OPR Programs
OPR News
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- Petroleum Reserves
The U.S. Department of Energy announced contracts have been awarded for 8.5-million-barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s emergency exchange at the Bryan Mound site.April 10, 2026 -
- Petroleum Reserves
DOE has issued a Request for Proposal for an additional emergency exchange of up to 30 million barrels of sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.April 9, 2026 -
- Petroleum Reserves
The U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an additional emergency exchange of up to 10 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.April 1, 2026 -
- Petroleum Reserves
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that contracts have been awarded for the first 45 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s exchange. Oil deliveries commenced today.March 20, 2026
