President Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, according to two people familiar with the decision. It's a bid to control energy prices that have spiked as the U.S. and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
High oil prices have not coaxed more production, creating a challenge for the president. He has seen his popularity sink as inflation reached a 40-year high in February and the cost of petroleum and gasoline climbed after Russia invaded Ukraine. Crude oil on Wednesday traded at nearly $105 a barrel, up from about $60 a year ago.
The steady release from the reserves would be a meaningful amount and come near to closing the domestic production gap relative to February 2020, before the coronavirus caused a steep decline in oil output.
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Mullveney? You are kidding, right? There goes that “trusted name” bs.
How could you hire Mick Mulveny? I am absolutely done with you.
State-run media.
How about continuing the work on our own pipelines and become energy independant again
Not going to help. get used to what your paying at the pumps because it just may go a lot higher.
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