石油战略储备是矿产品战略储备的一种.它同其他矿产品战略储备一样,由政府有关部门根据本国的具体情况提出,储备数量经国家权力机构通过,给予拨款,再由有关部门实施.战略储备的职能最早是为了防范战争等不测事件而提出来的,以后又将它用于调节市场供求形势,起着经济杠杆的作用. Petroleum strategic reserve is a kind of strategic reserve of mineral products, which, like the strategic reserves of other mineral products, is proposed by the relevant government departments according to the specific conditions of the country. The reserve amount is approved by the state power institutions and grants are allocated for implementation by the relevant departments. The function of reserve was put forward at the earliest to guard against unforeseen events such as war, and later it was used to regulate supply and demand in the market and played the role of an economic lever.