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        home > news > Government > Biden Releases 50M Barrels of Oil from Strategic Reserve to Help Drive Prices Down

        Biden Releases 50M Barrels of Oil from Strategic Reserve to Help Drive Prices Down

        Motorists paying less for second week in a row.

        Paul A. Eisenstein
        Paul A. Eisenstein , Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
        Nov. 23, 2021

        Fifty million barrels of oil will be released from the nation’s strategic reserve in a bid to lower soaring energy prices and help rein in inflation, the White House announced Tuesday.

        President Joe Biden
        President Joe Biden is releasing millions of barrels of oil from the nation’s strategic reserves hoping to lower gas prices.

        During the next several months, 32 million barrels will be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. That’s on top of another 18 million barrels that Congress already had authorized for release. The stockpile eventually will be replaced, the Biden administration said.

        Fuel prices have soared to levels not seen in years, with the national average for a gallon of self serve regular now up about $1.30 more than a year ago, according to tracking service GasBuddy.com. But even before the White House announcement, motorists were starting to get some relief, pump prices falling for the second week in a row.

        “American consumers are feeling the impact of elevated gas prices at the pump and in their home heating bills, and American businesses are, too, because oil supply has not kept up with demand as the global economy emerges from the pandemic,” the White House said in a statement. “That’s why President Biden is using every tool available to him to work to lower prices and address the lack of supply.”

        Good company

        Los Angeles gas prices on 11-21-21
        The average price for gas in the U.S. was $3.39 per gallon Nov. 22, 2021. In Los Angeles, it was a bit higher just the day before.

        The U.S. isn’t alone. The administration worked with a number of other energy-consuming nations, including China, India, Japan, Korea and the UK, all of which will release some strategic oil reserves.

        Gas prices have surged across the country and, in some locales like California and Hawaii, are averaging nearly $4.75 a gallon. The last time motorists paid this much was in mid-2014.

        Crude oil prices collapsed during the pandemic, at one point falling into negative territory when the U.S. ran out of places to store imported oil. In turn, motorists in some parts of the country saw pump prices drop to under $1 a gallon.

        But, as COVID lockdowns ended and more and more Americans took to the road, crude prices soared. Adding to the upward pressure was the decision by OPEC not to return to pre-pandemic levels of production.

        Crude oil slips back

        Crude prices hit a peak of around $85 a barrel earlier this month but have since tumbled by as much as $10.

        Pumping Gas
        The national average for gas is $3.39 a gallon, which is down for the second straight week.

        “With oil prices plunging nearly $10 from the recent peak of $85 per barrel, motorists will start to see gas prices decline nationwide, just in time for Thanksgiving, and the decline could stretch for several weeks,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said in a research report released Monday. “It’s not impossible- so long as oil prices hold near these levels or continue falling- that the national average could shed 15 to 30 cents per gallon over the coming weeks, while some areas like California could see declines of as much as 25 to 40 cents.

        De Haan warned that fuel prices will remain fluid, and a surge in global COVID cases appears to be increasing downward pressure. He also said moves like the one the Biden administration announced Tuesday will be critical to holding off further hikes in oil prices.

        Upward pressures continue

        But there remains significant upward pressure. As of late morning, both West Texas Intermediate and Brent Crude — two benchmarks — were up more than 2% for the day, showing little impact from the White House announcement.

        The surge in fuel costs this year has harshly impacted the economy, helping drive one of the biggest increases in inflation seen in decades. More immediately, only about 32% of Americans say they plan to drive for the Thanksgiving holiday, with gas prices cited as a key reason. By comparison, 65% of Americans reported hitting the road in 2019.

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        One response to “Biden Releases 50M Barrels of Oil from Strategic Reserve to Help Drive Prices Down”

        1. M Winger says:
          November 23, 2021 at 7:30 pm

          Why didn’t this article tell us that “During the next several months, 32 million barrels will be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,” as told to us today, and according to Google, “In 2019, US petroleum use averaged approximately 20.5 million barrels of oil per day and in 2020 the US used on average about 18.1 million barrels per day, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration.”

          Our transition to BEV’s are apparently less than 4% so far, and although the Biden admin is wanting to have 10’s of thousands of stations built it is in reality a farce due to the need for both oil, coal, and natural gas to make the electricity.

          Seems the only long term option is for us to keep exploring the Fuel Cell option.

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