Record #4313
The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve will hit emergency tank-bottom levels within 10 to 11 days (by ~July 21, 2026)
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #4313 MeidasTouch · MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 7/10/26
Original quotewe're 10 days, 11 days now or so from hitting the emergency area where the whole system may just like shut off
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How the call settles
EIA Strategic Petroleum Reserve inventory data show the SPR reaching its estimated minimum operating level (tank bottom) on or before ~July 21, 2026
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because The SPR stood at 311.4 million barrels on July 17, 2026 and 307.7 million on July 24 — above the 252.4-million-barrel statutory drawdown floor and far above the ~70-million-barrel operational minimum. It did not hit tank bottom by July 21, 2026, with weekly draws averaging only 5-6 million barrels.. Applied stored rule: EIA Strategic Petroleum Reserve inventory data show the SPR reaching its estimated minimum operating level (tank bottom) on or before ~July 21, 2026.
Outcome evidence
The SPR stood at 311.4 million barrels on July 17, 2026 and 307.7 million on July 24 — above the 252.4-million-barrel statutory drawdown floor and far above the ~70-million-barrel operational minimum. It did not hit tank bottom by July 21, 2026, with weekly draws averaging only 5-6 million barrels.
Outcome date: 2026-07-21
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research