Biden to announce release of oil reserves as part of effort to lower gas prices
President Joe Biden visits the Port of Baltimore, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Biden’s trip to the port is likely the start of a national tour to showcase the $1 trillion legislation that cleared Congress last week. Biden is pointing to Baltimore’s port as a blueprint on how to reduce shipping bottlenecks that have held back the economic recovery. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
(CNN)President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce the Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of an effort to lower high gas prices and address the lack of oil supply around the world.
This release will be in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom, the White House announced in a fact sheet.
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Source: https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/23/politics/biden-oil-reserves-gas-prices/index.html
