America releases four million barrels of oil from strategic reservoirs On Saturday, the US government authorized the release of up to four million barrels of crude oil from strategic reservoirs to compensate for the disruption in oil supply caused by Typhoon Isaiah in the southeast of the country. According to the announcement of the US Department of Energy, as part of this "emergency exchange", ExxonMobil and BP can each receive up to two million barrels of oil Crude in order to continue the operations of their refineries. These companies will be required to return the oil received to the strategic reserves in 2027 and deliver the amount that exceeds the amount received as "extra". US strategic oil reserves have been in use since the start of the US war with Iran, and have now reached their lowest level since 1982. Since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in late February, 132 million barrels of the 415 million barrels of reserves have been drawn. Washington previously announced that a total of 172 million barrels of oil would be gradually introduced into the market from strategic reserves.