SPR INVENTORY AND RELEASE WORKSHEET
Yenra | Updated September 7, 2026
Article: https://yenra.com/strategic-petroleum-reserve/

PURPOSE AND INSTRUCTIONS
Interpret U.S. SPR data using official series and the notice for a specific action. Record dates and units before calculating. This worksheet contains no current inventory quotation.

INVENTORY RECORD
Official URL / retrieval date:
Week-ending or reporting date:
Series title / value / units:
Value in million barrels:
Previous same-series observation / net change:
EIA's weekly SPR series is in thousand barrels: divide by 1,000 for million barrels.

CAPACITY AND ACTION
DOE capacity definition / reporting date / value:
Action notice / legal basis stated in notice:
Stage: authorized, solicited, awarded, sold, exchanged, delivered:
Volume and units / delivery window:
Exchange return obligation if applicable:
Nominal versus stated operational delivery rate:
Sites, logistics and other constraints identified:

FICTIONAL CHECKS
300 million barrels inventory / 600 million barrels stated capacity = 50%.
30 million barrels release / 1 million barrels per day = 30 delivery days.
Ending inventory = 300 - 30 = 270 million barrels, assuming no other movements or adjustments.
300 million barrels / 2 million barrels per day hypothetical net imports = 150 days of net-import coverage.
This is not all domestic consumption coverage or guaranteed delivery capability.
300,000 thousand barrels = 300 million barrels.
All numbers above are invented. For a coverage calculation, specify crude versus total petroleum and a matching period; small/negative net-import denominators need careful interpretation.

HEADLINE REVIEW
Does the headline use the same date, unit and action stage?
Do site totals use matching dates?
Actual inventory movement versus announced action:
Separate market assumptions: crude quality, refining, transport, demand:
Evidence gaps / corrected interpretation:

REFERENCE CONTEXT
The linked article explains the comparisons and limits. Check exact project or equipment documents before using a specification.
EIA’s weekly SPR ending-stocks series
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?f=W&n=PET&s=WCSSTUS1
DOE describes the SPR’s purpose
https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/opr/strategic-petroleum-reserve
DOE’s storage-site description
https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/opr/spr-storage-sites
DOE’s explanation of drawdown authority
https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/opr/statutory-authority-spr-drawdown
DOE’s quick facts
https://www.energy.gov/hgeo/opr/spr-quick-facts