Biden mulls increasing oil supply to dampen price surge

US President Joe Biden is expected to make a statement Thursday on measures to render oil and gasoline cheaper. Since the invasion of Ukraine, supply of Russian oil to the global market has shrunk, pushing prices up.
Photo: Anna Moneymaker/AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
Photo: Anna Moneymaker/AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
by ritzau, translated by jonas sahl hollænder

US President Joe Biden’s administration considers releasing around 1 million barrels of oil per day from the country’s reserves for months ahead, say two anonymous sources familiar with the considerations cited by news agency Reuters.

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