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Future SPR buying to have little impact on oil prices

We estimate that strategic petroleum reserves (SPRs) in India and China are at record highs and will continue to increase in the years ahead. In contrast, we think that US reserves will slide gradually in the coming years, and as a result, the net impact on the price of oil will be muted  

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