[U.S. Department of Energy: Up to 40 Million Barrels of Oil to Be Released from Strategic Petroleum Reserve] Deep Tide TechFlow reports, on September 29, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it will release up to 40 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. WTI and Brent crude prices dropped over $1 in the short term, with the latest prices at $89.42 per barrel and $96.03 per barrel, respectively. (Jin10)