Coverage dated October 21, 2026

US to tap heating oil reserves before midterm elections

Headline from The Boston Globe

The plan covers a loan of up to 315,000 barrels of heating oil, or nearly a third of the 1 million barrel supply in the government’s Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.

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Bloomberg
US to Tap Heating Oil Reserve as Prices Soar Before Election (opens Bloomberg)
Published Oct 21, 2026
Bloomberg's feed description
The Trump administration is tapping an emergency reserve of diesel set aside to heat homes in the Northeast as fuel prices are surging weeks before the midterm elections.
Bangor Daily News
Trump administration is releasing Northeast heating oil reserves as Maine prices soar (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Oct 21, 2026
Bangor Daily News's feed description
It's just the second time in 26 years that the federal government has tapped the Northeast heating oil reserves.
The Boston Globe
US to tap heating oil reserves before midterm elections (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Oct 21, 2026
The Boston Globe's feed description
The plan covers a loan of up to 315,000 barrels of heating oil, or nearly a third of the 1 million barrel supply in the government’s Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.