Dept of Energy makes 30M barrels of SPR storage space available to struggling U.S. oil producers Thu, 04/02/2020 - 4:34pm On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a solicitation to immediately make storage space for 30 million barrels of ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about Dept of Energy makes 30M barrels of SPR storage space available to struggling U.S. oil producers