TNPSC Thervupettagam

Strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) programme

August 3 , 2021 995 days 868 0
  • Two more commercial-cum-strategic facilities at Chandikhol and Padur of 6.5 MM storage capacity to be established under phase-2 of SPR Programme.
  • Under Phase I of strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) programme, Government of India has established petroleum storage facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) at 3 locations.
  • They were,
    • Vishakhapatnam
    • Mangaluru and
    • Padur.
  • Strategic petroleum reserves are huge stockpiles of crude oil to deal with any crude oil-related crisis like the risk of supply disruption from natural disasters, war or other calamities.

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