Contracting office · Department of Energy

STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE

STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE obligated $450.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 124 contract actions (+120% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was STRATEGIC STORAGE PARTNERS, LLC. ($429.6M).

Obligations · FY2026
$450.3M
Actions
124
New awards: 24
Sole-source
0.9%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 375.1MFY2017
  2. 215.4MFY2018
  3. 217.6MFY2019
  4. 212.8MFY2020
  5. 194.4MFY2021
  6. 299.3MFY2022
  7. 144.9MFY2023
  8. 197.5MFY2024
  9. 204.4MFY2025
  10. 450.3MFY2026
  11. 0FY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. STRATEGIC STORAGE PARTNERS, LLC.$429.6M95%
  2. TRAFIGURA TRADING LLC$37M8.2%
  3. ENERGY TRANSFER CRUDE MARKETING LLC$18.5M4.1%
  4. VALI COOPER INTERNATIONAL LLC$6.5M1.4%
  5. PARAGON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC$5.3M1.2%
  6. CHENEGA ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS, LLC$4.9M1.1%
  7. BUCKEYE TERMINALS, LLC$3.7M0.8%
  8. SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS L.P.$2.8M0.6%
  9. GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC$1.7M0.4%
  10. PORTLAND TERMINALS, LLC$1.3M0.3%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$371.5M82%
  2. Fuel$55.5M12%
  3. Construction & real property$13.2M2.9%
  4. Facilities & utilities$5.4M1.2%
  5. Transportation & logistics$2.8M0.6%
  6. IT & telecom$1.9M0.4%

Where the work was performed

  1. Louisiana$379.9M84%
  2. Texas$58.3M13%
  3. California$5.3M1.2%
  4. New Jersey$2M0.4%
  5. Connecticut$1.7M0.4%
  6. Massachusetts$1.7M0.4%
  7. Maine$1.3M0.3%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition1.1%
    US 39% · $4.8M
  • Sole-source awards0.9%
    US 30% · $4M
  • Single-offer competitions0.2%
    US 8.7% · $814K
  • Urgency justifications0.1%
    US 5.1% · $246.9K
  • Year-end rush26%
    US 6.0% · $117.1M
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITIES.$2.1B
    FLUOR FEDERAL PETROLEUM OPERATIONS, LLC· Jefferson Parish, LA· Professional services· Oct 7, 2016 – Sep 11, 2026· DEFE0011020
  2. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE FACILITIES$430.1M
    STRATEGIC STORAGE PARTNERS, LLC.· Jefferson Parish, LA· Professional services· Apr 3, 2025 – Sep 23, 2026· 89243525CCR000073
  3. PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION BARRELS (1.0MMB) OF US PRODUCED SOUR CRUDE OIL FOR THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE$37M
    TRAFIGURA TRADING LLC· Brazoria County, TX· Fuel· Nov 12, 2025 – Jun 5, 2026· 89243526CCR000074
  4. SPR WEST HACKBERRY AND BIG HILL CRUDE OIL/CRUDE PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTION&TERMINALLING SERVICES$26.2M
    SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS L.P.· Jefferson County, TX· Transportation & logistics· Sep 26, 2018 – Sep 1, 2026· 89243518CFE000004
  5. MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE$22.7M
    CHENEGA ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS, LLC· Jefferson Parish, LA· Professional services· Oct 28, 2021 – May 15, 2026· 89243522FFE400157
  6. PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION BARRELS (1.0MMB) OF US PRODUCED SOUR CRUDE OIL FOR THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE$18.5M
    ENERGY TRANSFER CRUDE MARKETING LLC· Brazoria County, TX· Fuel· Nov 12, 2025 – Apr 20, 2026· 89243526CCR000075
  7. ORDER FOR BPA YEAR 5 FIELD WORK$11.3M
    PARAGON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC· Kern County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Aug 28, 2025 – Aug 27, 2026· 89243525FCR000017
  8. FORMER NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NO. 1 CLOSURE PROJECT - REMEDIATION OF SIX SITES AND VEGETATION MONITORING$9.4M
    PARAGON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC· Kern County, CA· Facilities & utilities· Sep 10, 2024 – Mar 5, 2026· 89243524FCR000006

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.