DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 4020.15P
N41
26 Jun 2018
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 4020.15P
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: OPERATING STOCK AND WAR RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND STOCK FOR
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 4140.25 of 25 Jun 2015
(b) Joint Pub 4-03
(c) DoD Manual 4140.25, Volume 3, DoD Management of Energy Commodities: Fuel
Cards, 2 March 2018
Encl: (1) Definitions
(2) Actions Required to Process Petroleum War Reserve Requirements and
Operating Stock Levels
(3) List of Sites by Naval Command
1. Purpose
a. To implement responsibilities for operating stock (OS) and war reserve requirements and
stock for petroleum products within Navy per references (a), (b), and (c).
b. The major changes made to this revision include:
(1) added a function for OPNAV N41 to coordinate as an advocate for fleet priorities;
(2) corrected source of consumption rates;
(3) corrected responsible Marine Corps organizations; and
(4) deleted obsolete terms, corrected terminology, and added new operational sites.
c. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 4020.15N.
3. Scope and Applicability. This instruction applies to the computing and issuing of OS, war
reserve requirements, and stocks for fuels and lubricating oils used by the operating forces of the
United States Navy (USN), United States Marine Corps (USMC), and United States Coast Guard
(USCG). This integrates these logistics processes for USN, USMC, and USCG to obtain greater
efficiency and effectiveness to support the warfighter per the guidance in SECNAVINST
4000.37A.
