reserves

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In other words, the reserves his company and others have been tapping — including the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve, which is supposed to be used only for global emergencies — are about to run out.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Importers will need to rebuild depleted crude-oil reserves and stockpile more naphtha, jet fuel and other oil-derived products to prepare for another shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

For Falakshahi, the only factor limiting further oil price spikes at the moment is China, "which is buying less oil than normal" by tapping into its vast strategic reserves.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Companies across the energy supply chain — be they producers, logistics and storage outfits, or refiners — hold reserves and report their stockpiles weekly to the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

In our neighbourhood there was a large compound that housed migrant workers from the tribal reserves.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane