U.S. Department of Energy: Global Strategic Petroleum Reserves Will Reach 2.5 Billion Barrels by the End of 2025

EIA stated that as of December 2025, the three countries with the largest strategic petroleum reserves are China, the United States, and Japan. Other significant strategic reserve holders include OECD member countries in Europe, as well as some countries in the Middle East and Asia. As of the end of last year, the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve held 413 million barrels, and as of April 10, approximately 409 million barrels. The total crude oil storage capacity of the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve is 714 million barrels. In addition, the United States also possesses over 400 million barrels of commercial crude oil inventories. Expand