Rep. Barton exploring options for filling US strategic oil reserve

US Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) plans to introduce a bill as early as Thursday to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its 700-million-bbl capacity. Barton, chairman of a House energy subcommittee, held a Houston press conference Monday after touring the Big Hill SPR site near Beaumont, Tex.

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