US Strategic Petroleum Reserve sends first oil cargo to Asia since 2022
The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve has sent its first oil cargo to Asia since 2022, with a shipment of 616,000 barrels headed to the Philippines. This shipment is part of a larger release of 172 million barrels from the SPR, initiated in response to global supply disruptions. The Philippines, a net oil importer, is seeking to establish its own strategic reserve amid ongoing instability in oil shipping routes.
- ▪A Greek-flagged supertanker named Arosa is transporting the oil to Bataan, Philippines, with an expected arrival in early July.
- ▪This is the first shipment of US Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude to Asia since November 2022.
- ▪The US has been releasing 172 million barrels from the SPR due to supply disruptions linked to conflicts in the Middle East.
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US Strategic Petroleum Reserve sends first oil cargo to Asia since 2022 A 616,000-barrel shipment of emergency crude is headed to the Philippines aboard a Shell-chartered supertanker, part of a massive 172 million barrel SPR release. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 26, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); A Greek-flagged supertanker called the Arosa is currently cutting across the Pacific with 616,000…
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