RE:To avoidThe SPR caverns were never meant (or designed) to act like a gas station . Oil can sit in those caverns for years but cycle the contents with water several times and the cavern will be damaged . I'm sure some engineers are screaming to get the water out of those caverns before its too late .
The releases have kept gas prices down which has kept consumers buying that cheaper product but now its time to pay the piper . We'll see how things play out when the SPR ends and the US government starts bidding for crude , all I see coming is a major supply crunch .