"U.S. Energy Secretary Approves Release Of More Oil From Reserve"

"The U.S. Energy Secretary has approved the release of up to 4.5 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the impact from Hurricane Harvey, the Department of Energy said on Friday.

That marks an additional 3.5 million barrels on top of the 1 million barrels of oil already approved to be released as of Thursday.

'In response to the impacts from Hurricane Harvey, the U.S. Secretary of Energy has authorized the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to negotiate and execute emergency exchange agreements for up to 4.5 million barrels of crude oil from SPR’s West Hackberry and Bayou Choctaw sites,' Jess Szymanski, a Department of Energy spokeswoman, said in an email."

Reuters had the story September 1, 2017.