Thereservewasagainusedin 2005 afterHurricaneKatrinaisdevastationoftheoilinfrastructurealongtheGulfofMexico, with a 2011 civilunrestinLibyadisruptingcrudeoilsupply.
TheSP R wastappedyetagain.
A totalof 60 millionbarrelsofoilwerereleasedontheworldmarket.