U.S. Energy Department has loaned Exxon another 1.5m barrels of oil

The U.S. Energy Department loaned of 1.5 million barrels to Exxon's Baton Rouge refinery from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve last week.

• Has lent another 1.5m.

Reuters with the report. This comes amid the slow return of offshore oil after damage from Hurricane Ida.

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