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A. Yes. Improvements in drilling technology have opened up reserves in more countries than ever before. The United States also has a Strategic Petroleum Reserve with nearly 700 million barrels in place. It’s the world’s largest emergency oil stockpile. A few years ago, the U.S. also established a 2 million barrel heating reserve.
