SPR design delivery rate: 4.4 Million barrels / day (2026-08-20)
Reporting and findings
- documented
SPR design delivery rate: 4.4 Million barrels / day, period ending 2026-08-20. Population: Strategic Petroleum Reserve design maximum. DOE published design maximum, not a current operational test. GAO's May 29, 2026 report finds aging infrastructure threatens capability and identifies missing unified long-term planning.
- U.S. Department of Energy: SPR design delivery rate (SPR-CAPABILITY)SPR-CAPABILITY; 2026-08-20 through 2026-08-20; source observation; retrieved 2026-09-06
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Energy Security: SPR priorities and investments, GAO-26-106918SPR-CAPABILITY; 2026-08-20 through 2026-08-20; source observation; retrieved 2026-09-06
Summary and current status
Observed economic data
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpSubject of the cross-administration economic comparison
Figures
SPR design delivery rate4.4 Million barrels / day Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Strategic Petroleum Reserve design maximum
- Period
- 2026-08-20 to 2026-08-20
- As of
- 2026-08-20
- Method
- DOE published design maximum, not a current operational test. GAO's May 29, 2026 report finds aging infrastructure threatens capability and identifies missing unified long-term planning. Source retrieval: 2026-09-06.
- Uncertainty
- GAO's May 2026 review identifies growing maintenance needs, aging infrastructure and missing unified long-term planning. This nominal rate must not be multiplied by days to promise available supply.