Record #5396
The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve will fall to its lowest level on record by roughly the week of June 9, 2026
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5396 Breaking Points · 6/2/26: Trump Says Everyone Hates Israel, Anthropic Pushes For IPO, Trump Hesitant On JD 2028
Original quoteI believe that the SPR will reach its lowest level ever by next week
Quote begins at 18:27
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How the call settles
EIA weekly petroleum data show the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at its lowest level on record by ~June 9, 2026
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because EIA weekly data put the SPR at 349.2 million barrels on June 5, 2026 and ~340 million by mid-June - reported as the lowest since 1983/March 1984, not the lowest on record. The SPR held far less than this during its 1977-1983 fill period, so it did not reach an all-time record low by the week of June 9, 2026 (it was still 325.7 million barrels, 'lowest since May 1983,' as of the week ending July 2). | NEAR MISS (revi.... Applied stored rule: EIA weekly petroleum data show the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at its lowest level on record by ~June 9, 2026.
Outcome evidence
EIA weekly data put the SPR at 349.2 million barrels on June 5, 2026 and ~340 million by mid-June - reported as the lowest since 1983/March 1984, not the lowest on record. The SPR held far less than this during its 1977-1983 fill period, so it did not reach an all-time record low by the week of June 9, 2026 (it was still 325.7 million barrels, 'lowest since May 1983,' as of the week ending July 2). | NEAR MISS (review 2026-08-08): The core call — SPR collapsing to a multi-decade low on that timeline — held (lowest since 1983 by early June); only the 'on record' superlative was wrong because of the 1977-83 fill period.
Outcome date: 2026-06-09
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-01
Basis: research