[U.S. Department of Energy: Will Loan 8.5 Million Barrels of Crude Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 4 Companies] BlockBeats News, April 11, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will loan 8.5 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 4 companies. The companies borrowing crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve include Macquarie and Phillips 66. (Jin10)