SPR could cushion loss of oil from Iran

The sale of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), announced yesterday, is not large enough to have a significant impact on global oil prices. That said, given the hefty size of the SPR, it could be used to dampen the impact of any decrease in exports from Iran.

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