{"id":65550,"date":"2026-08-04T06:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=65550"},"modified":"2026-08-04T06:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:22:51","slug":"strategic-petroleum-reserve-spr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/strategic-petroleum-reserve-spr\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crude oil futures are being manipulated by White House spin about an imminent &#8220;peace deal&#8221; whenever Brent reaches $100 per barrel.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-08-02-brent-oct26.png?resize=525%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brent Crude Futures (ICE October'26)\" width=\"525\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is declining at a rate of 1 million barrels\/day as the government draws from the reserves to offset the shortage.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-08-02-eia-spr.png?resize=525%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"EIA Strategic Petroleum reserve (SPR)\" width=\"525\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<h4>Acknowledgments<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CNBC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/@LCO.1\">Brent Crude ICE Oct&#8217;26 Futures<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EIA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/pet_stoc_wstk_dcu_nus_w.htm\">Strategic Petroleum Reserve<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crude oil futures are being manipulated by White House spin about an imminent &#8220;peace deal&#8221; whenever Brent reaches $100 per barrel. 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Conclusion Acknowledgments CNBC: Brent Crude ICE Oct&#8217;26 Futures &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/strategic-petroleum-reserve-spr\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,34],"tags":[7408,5632],"class_list":["post-65550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crude-oil-natural-gas","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-brent-crude-futures-ice-october26","tag-strategic-petroleum-reserve-spr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Crude oil futures are being manipulated by White House spin about an imminent &#8220;peace deal&#8221; whenever Brent reaches $100 per barrel. 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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed following an IRGC attack. Bitcoin continues to test support at 60,000. The Dow is encountering resistance above 52,000. Gold respected support at $4,000 per ounce. 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