Originally Posted By: thedoctor
I have no idea what the other link is using as it's mode of collecting information. It seems it may be based on capped oil wells and their estimated capacity rather than actual barrels of oil held in the strategic reserve as the number I've shown indicates as it's actually from the gov. agency responsible for such counts. It's also closer to the number given in recent AP articles.
yeah, the numbers given by the CIA might include what is in reserves and the various places you mentioned. if it's really as low as 700million barrels, that is barely a drop in the bucket as opposed to what we consume as a nation. i'm sure though, in time of emergency, that the govt most likely appropriates the reserves and distributes it according to what they consider necessary. i highly doubt those reserves make it into the general populace in time of emergency.

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