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US loans crude to refiners hit by Keystone closure

  • Märkte: Crude oil, Oil products
  • 16.12.22

The US has agreed to loan out 1.8mn bl of crude from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to two refiners affected by last week's shutdown of the 622,000 b/d Keystone crude pipeline.

The US Energy Department said it had entered into "exchange" agreements under which it will loan out 1.2mn bl of crude to ExxonMobil and 600,000 bl to Phillips 66. The SPR exchange agreements will address potential supply disruptions in areas affected by the pipeline shutdown and mitigate refinery run cuts, the agency said.

ExxonMobil and Phillips 66 did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Canadian midstream company TC Energy temporarily shut the Keystone system on 7 December after discovering a breach of the line in Kansas. The company on Wednesday restarted a northern section of the pipeline — which extends from Hardisty, Alberta, to Pakota, Illinois — that was unaffected by the leak.

The Energy Department frequently offers short-term loans of SPR crude to refiners affected by supply disruptions, such as hurricanes or pipeline closures. President Joe Biden earlier this year separately loaned 24.4mn bl of crude from the SPR through exchanges meant to ease gasoline prices.


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