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olliej
on April 4, 2020
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What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Something I’m curious about - what would happen if a barrel caught fire? Would it just starve out the oxygen before any significant burning?
steffan
on April 4, 2020
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They're not literal barrels. It's a unit of measure equalling 42 U.S. gallons
olliej
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Derp - i assume they’re in large containing tanks - but the question was more “what happens in the mine if some of the oil does ignite?
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