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Ahead of the crucial mid-term polls, US President Joe Biden has announced a slew of measures to lower gas prices, which have been hurting the middle class. Biden, in a major policy speech, reiterated that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for the hike in energy prices in the US. When the price of gas goes up, other expenses get cut. That's why I have been doing everything in my power to reduce gas prices since Putin's invasion of Ukraine caused these prices to spike and rattled international oil markets, he said in a speech. Biden said the Department of Energy will release another 15 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, extending the previously announced release, through the month of December. He said independent analysts have confirmed that drawdowns from the reserves so far have played a big role in bringing down oil prices. So, we're going to continue to responsibly use that national asset, he said. Right now, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is

Updated On: 20 Oct 2022 | 6:46 AM IST

Your companies need to work with my Administration to bring forward concrete, near-term solutions that address the crisis, wrote Biden to oil refiners

Updated On: 16 Jun 2022 | 3:29 AM IST

AAA data showed that the US gasoline prices crossed $5 per gallon for the first time in history, sending mixed reactions across the globe

Updated On: 11 Jun 2022 | 10:55 PM IST

The nationwide average price for a gallon of gasoline has topped $5 for the first time ever

Updated On: 11 Jun 2022 | 2:00 PM IST

President Joe Biden accused Exxon Mobil Corp. and other oil companies of exploiting high gasoline prices after a report showed inflation soaring to a new 40-year record

Updated On: 11 Jun 2022 | 9:19 AM IST

The costs of gas, food and other necessities likely shot up in May, giving Americans no respite from the worst outbreak of inflation in four decades

Updated On: 10 Jun 2022 | 11:22 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 2% to a 13-week high on Wednesday as U.S. demand for gasoline has kept rising despite record pump prices, on expectations China's oil demand will rise and on supply concerns in several countries.

Updated On: 08 Jun 2022 | 10:13 PM IST

The US national average price for a gallon of regular fuel hit a fresh record high of $4.619, according to the American Automobile Association

Updated On: 31 May 2022 | 10:57 AM IST

US natural gas futures have doubled this year, far more than the increases in retail gasoline and diesel that have made Americans angry at the US energy industry and the government

Updated On: 16 May 2022 | 12:01 PM IST

The lease cancellations come as gas prices have surged to a record $4.40 a gallon amid the war in Ukraine and other disruptions that have pushed prices $1.40 a gallon higher than a year ago

Updated On: 13 May 2022 | 8:55 AM IST

The Biden administration is considering releasing up to 180 million barrels of oil over several months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), reports Reuters

Updated On: 31 Mar 2022 | 8:56 AM IST

President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked

Updated On: 31 Mar 2022 | 7:24 AM IST

The average US price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline dropped 6 cents over the past two weeks to $4.37 per gallon.

Updated On: 28 Mar 2022 | 7:54 AM IST

Gas stations from Florida to Virginia began running dry and prices at the pump rose, as the shutdown of the biggest US fuel pipeline by hackers extended into a fifth day and sparked panic buying

Updated On: 12 May 2021 | 7:27 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Wednesday after U.S. gasoline inventories unexpectedly swelled, fanning fears that new coronavirus outbreaks will weaken the global recovery in fuel demand.

Updated On: 07 Apr 2021 | 10:18 PM IST

The storm took down a quarter of US oil refining capacity

Updated On: 03 Sep 2017 | 3:49 PM IST