A man checks gas prices at a gas station in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Saturday, March 26, 2022. OPEC and allied oil producers including Russia are deciding how much crude to pump to the world Thursday, March 31, 2022, with expectations for a modest increase despite pleas for more. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
March 31, 2022
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March 31, 2022 9:40 a.m.
Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve for six months, the White House said Thursday, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked after the U.S. and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.