The US government has created its first federal regional refined petroleum product reserve containing gasoline. Based on the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) lessons learned from the major fuel supply disruption in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the DOE will establish two Northeast reserve locations near New York Harbor and in New England. Each location will store 500,000 bbl of gasoline, enough to provide short-term relief in the event of significant disruptions.
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