Wednesday, April 1, 2026

DOE has opened the second round of the Emergency Exchange Program for up to 10M barrels.

Happy Wednesday!         

You know we like to keep up with the happenings at the Department of Energy’s SPR.  Let’s dig in. 

Did anyone happen to read the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbon and Geothermal Energy Office Release on April 1, 2026, their announcement, “Energy Department Initiates Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange to Stabilize Global Oil Supply”?  In the announcement, it goes on to speak on how the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently (April 1st) published a notice for Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Emergency Exchange Program for approximately 10 million barrels of crude oil from its Bryan Mound SPR.  The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is accepting Proposals until Monday, April 6, 2026; see News Release for specifics date and times.  The parties whose proposal is accepted has until 2027 to return the barrels with additional oil.  We will keep you posted on anything interesting we hear out of the DOE and the SPR.  If you would like to read more of the Announcement from the U.S. DOE’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office, please click the link: Energy Department Initiates Additional Strategic Petroleum Reserve Emergency Exchange to Stabilize Global Oil Supply | Department of Energy.

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We hope you have a wonderful evening and a productive week.

**Disclaimer: Please see the Immediate Release from the U.S. DOE for specifics. **