WASHINGTON—President Biden plans to tap up to 180 million barrels of government oil reserves starting in May to help tamp down near-record high fuel prices, an unprecedented government intervention into oil markets at a time of international crisis.
The decision to release oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve—an expected average of 1 million barrels daily—was made by the president after consulting with allies and partners, the White House said.
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